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Special Marine Warning
ExpiredCoastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 NM
Status
Ended
Started about 5 hours 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... Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM...
* Until 130 PM EDT.
* At 1235 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Fenwick Island to near Chincoteague Bay, moving east at 20 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.
* Locations impacted include... Ocean City Pier, 10 Nm East Of Ocean City Inlet, Assawoman Bay, Ocean City Inlet, 10 Nm Se Fenwick Island, African Queen Wreck, Gulf Rambler Wreck, Fenwick Island, and Chincoteague.
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