Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1047 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  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...
  Currituck Sound...
  Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia - North Carolina Border
  from 20 to 40 nm...
  Waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC from 20 to 40
  nm...

* Until 1130 PM EDT.

* At 1046 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Knotts Island Bay to near Currituck Beach to
  near Duck, moving northeast at 45 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...
  Hot Dog Area Off Virginia Beach, Horseshoe, Currituck Beach,
  Currituck Sound, Currituck Beach Light, Knotts Island Bay, Buoy 4a
  Drydocks, and Kill Devil Hills.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 3608 7582 3612 7586 3632 7594 3634 7599
      3644 7605 3686 7524 3683 7526 3660 7520
      3643 7513 3636 7509 3622 7544 3623 7577
      3610 7574 3612 7575 3613 7575 3610 7576
TIME...MOT...LOC 0246Z 234DEG 64KT 3643 7591 3632 7577 3614 7582

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

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