Special Marine Warning for Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 NM; Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chintoteague VA from 20 to 60 NM +1 more
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What you need to know
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- Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM, Waters from Chincoteague VA to Parramore Island VA from 20 to 60 NM, Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chintoteague VA from 20 to 60 NM
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What is happening
SMWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM... Waters from Chincoteague VA to Parramore Island VA from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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Bulletin details
SMWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM... Waters from Chincoteague VA to Parramore Island VA from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chintoteague VA from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 730 PM EDT. * At 603 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 nm northwest of African Queen Wreck to near Blackfish Reef to near Rappahannock Range Light, moving east at 35 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... Wachapreague Inlet, Ocean City Inlet, Chincoteague Bay, Chicken Bone, Parking Lot, Assateague Beach, Wachapreague Reef, Blackfish Reef, Gulf Rambler Wreck, Ocean City Pier, 10 Nm East Of Ocean City Inlet, Jackspot Reef, Chincoteague, 10 Nm Se Fenwick Island, Bone Wreck, and African Queen Wreck.
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Special Marine Warning issued July 21 at 6:03PM EDT until July 21 at 7:30PM 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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