Special Marine Warning for Currituck Sound; Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM
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SMWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM... Currituck Sound... * Until 430 PM EDT. * At 324 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 8 nm southwest of Knotts Island Bay, moving southeast at...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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SMWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM... Currituck Sound... * Until 430 PM EDT. * At 324 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 8 nm southwest of Knotts Island Bay, moving southeast at 10 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... Currituck Beach Light, Currituck Beach, and Currituck Sound.
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Special Marine Warning issued August 18 at 3:25PM EDT until August 18 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
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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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