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Special Marine Warning
Issued: 2:12 AM Dec. 3, 2025 – 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 Smith Point to Windmill Point VA... Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA... * Until 1115 PM EST. * At 908 PM EST, a colder drier airmass is moving down the Chesapeake Bay, bringing strong northerly wind gusts, mainly across the eastern side of the Bay and the mouth of the Bay. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Buoy and Wind Observations. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, Nassawadox Reef, Wolf Trap, Tangier Island, Onancock Inlet, Occohannock Reef, The Hump, The Cell, Cabbage Patch, Cape Charles Harbor, 1st Island Bay Bridge, Rappahannock Range Light, Lower Bernard Island, Rappahannock Light, Latimer Shoal, Plantation Light, Nandua Pungoteague Reef, Kiptopeke Concrete Ships, Anglers Reef, and Hole In The Wall. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Seek safe shelter, mariners can expect gusty winds and increasing waves. && HAIL...0.00IN; WIND...40KTS
Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 11:17 PM Dec. 2, 2025 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 3 to 5 ft expected. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA, Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA, Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA and Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. * WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Wednesday. * 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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