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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
201 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

ANZ650-190215-
/O.EXT.KAKQ.SC.Y.0090.250818T1801Z-250820T1100Z/
Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out
20 nm-
201 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and seas
  5 to 8 ft expected.

* WHERE...Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague
  VA out 20 nm.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

ANZ652-190215-
/O.CON.KAKQ.SC.Y.0090.250818T2300Z-250820T1100Z/
Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 nm-
201 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and
  seas 5 to 8 ft expected.

* WHERE...Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island
  VA out 20 nm.

* WHEN...From 7 PM Monday to 7 AM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

ANZ654-190215-
/O.CON.KAKQ.SC.Y.0090.250819T0500Z-250820T1100Z/
Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out
20 nm-
201 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO
7 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt and seas
  4 to 7 ft expected.

* WHERE...Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles
  Light VA out 20 nm.

* WHEN...From 1 AM Tuesday to 7 AM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

ANZ656-658-190215-
/O.CON.KAKQ.SC.Y.0090.250819T0600Z-250820T1100Z/
Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-
North Carolina border out to 20 nm-
Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out
20 nm-
201 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TUESDAY TO
7 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt and seas 4 to 7 ft expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-
  North Carolina border out to 20 nm and Coastal waters from NC
  VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 nm.

* WHEN...From 2 AM Tuesday to 7 AM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$