Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
243 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 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 445 PM EDT.

* At 242 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 nm southwest of Fish Hook to 6 nm northeast of The
  Center Of The Albemarle Sound, moving east at 20 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...
  Fish Hook, Hot Dog Area Off Virginia Beach, South Tower, Horseshoe,
  Currituck Beach, Currituck Sound, Currituck Beach Light, Buoy 4a
  Drydocks, and Kill Devil Hills.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 3608 7582 3612 7586 3638 7598 3677 7567
      3684 7526 3650 7516 3623 7501 3623 7577
      3609 7574
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 257DEG 20KT 3668 7557 3613 7602

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

$$

MRD