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Special Marine Warning
Issued: 7:09 PM Apr. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel... Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out to 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 40 nm... Waters from Parramore Island VA to Cape Charles Light VA from 20 to 40 nm... * Until 415 PM EDT. * At 308 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Latimer Shoal to 18 nm west of Deal Island, moving east at 40 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots and small hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Hot Dog Area Off Virginia Beach, Horseshoe, Chesapeake Light Tower, Anglo African Wreck, Virginia Beach Oceanfront, Cape Henry, Sandbridge, Buoy 4a Drydocks, Fish Hook, Triangle Reef, Fishermans Island, 10 Nm East Of Virginia Beach Oceanfront, Cape Charles Light, Cape Henry Wreck, Rudee Inlet, and 26 Mile Hill. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. && HAIL...<.75IN; WIND...49KTS
Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 7:08 PM Apr. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Southwest winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and waves around 2 ft. * WHERE...Currituck Sound. * WHEN...Until 4 PM EDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. &&
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