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Special Marine Warning
Issued: 12:51 AM Mar. 24, 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... Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA... Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA... Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out to 20 nm... Currituck Sound... James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel... * Until 1015 PM EDT. * At 851 PM EDT, gusty winds continue behind a cold front. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Surface observations. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, New Point Comfort, Chesapeake Light Tower, Anglo African Wreck, Virginia Beach Oceanfront, Cape Henry, Thimble Shoals, Sandbridge, Buoy 4a Drydocks, Tue Marshes Light, Hampton Flats, The Hump, Willoughby Bay, Sewells Point, Cabbage Patch, Rudee Inlet, Cape Charles Harbor, 1st Island Bay Bridge, Latimer Shoal, and Plantation Light. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Seek safe shelter, mariners can expect gusty winds and increasing waves. && HAIL...0.00IN; WIND...40KTS
Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 10:58 PM Mar. 23, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 2 to 4 ft. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA and Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA. * WHEN...Until 7 AM EDT Tuesday. * 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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