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Special Marine Warning
ExpiredChesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA; Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA
Status
Ended
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
expired
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
Details
SMWAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA... Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA...
* Until 1100 PM EDT.
* At 952 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located near San Marcos Wreck, moving east at 15 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... Occohannock Reef, Rappahannock Range Light, San Marcos Wreck, Rappahannock Light, Nandua Pungoteague Reef, and Anglers Reef.
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