Special Marine Warning for Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA; Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA; York River
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA, Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA, York River
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- Severe
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What is happening
SMWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA... Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA... York River... * Until 700 PM EDT. * At 601 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Coleman...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Full official description
Bulletin details
SMWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA... Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA... York River... * Until 700 PM EDT. * At 601 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Coleman Bridge, moving east at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Tue Marshes Light, New Point Comfort, York Spit Reef, Buoy 36a, Plantation Light, Cabbage Patch, Mobjack Bay, Cherrystone Reef, Coleman Bridge, and Cape Charles Harbor.
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- Alert
Special Marine Warning issued August 10 at 6:01PM EDT until August 10 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Wakefield VA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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