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Special Marine Warning
ActiveJames River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge; James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth River
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... James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth River... James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge...
* Until 230 PM EDT.
* At 116 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 22 nm west of Burwell Bay to 9 nm northwest of Cobham Bay, moving east southeast 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... Hampton River Inlet, James River Bridge, Hampton Flats, Monitor Merrimack Bridge Tunnel, Willoughby Bay, Burwell Bay, Sewells Point, Cobham Bay, and Dominion Pier.
Data from the National Weather Service
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