


Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
325 WHUS51 KAKQ 191202 SMWAKQ ANZ631-191245- /O.NEW.KAKQ.MA.W.0181.250819T1202Z-250819T1245Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Wakefield VA 802 AM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025 The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA... * Until 845 AM EDT. * At 802 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located near Mobjack Bay, moving northeast at 10 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Stingray Point, Hole In The Wall, Gwynns Island, Wolf Trap, and Gwynns Island Reef. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately. && LAT...LON 3740 7635 3743 7630 3752 7635 3760 7629 3738 7607 3731 7628 3733 7628 3732 7629 3733 7631 3734 7631 3734 7630 3735 7630 3734 7632 3738 7636 TIME...MOT...LOC 1202Z 222DEG 8KT 3739 7632 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ EI