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Special Marine Warning
ActiveCurrituck Sound; Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out 20 NM; Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out 20 NM; Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM; Waters from Parramore Island VA to Cape Charles Light VA from 20 to 60 NM
Status
In Progress
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
Details
SMWAKQ
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 20 NM... Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out 20 NM... Currituck Sound... Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia - North Carolina Border from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Parramore Island VA to Cape Charles Light VA from 20 to 60 NM...
* Until 130 AM EDT.
* At 1213 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near 26 Mile Hill to near Fish Hook to 12 nm west of Currituck Sound, moving east at 25 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, Horseshoe, South Tower, Triangle Reef, Chesapeake Light Tower, Currituck Beach, 10 Nm East Of Virginia Beach Oceanfront, Currituck Beach Light, Buoy 4a Drydocks, and Deal Island.
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