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Special Marine Warning
Issued: 12:45 PM Apr. 19, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... 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... Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point... York River... * Until 1045 AM EDT. * At 844 AM EDT, a front was located along a line extending from near Crisfield to 6 nm southwest of Smith Point, moving south at 35 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... New Point Comfort, Nassawadox Reef, Wolf Trap, Crisfield, Urbanna Inlet, Tangier Island, Tue Marshes Light, Stingray Point, Onancock Inlet, Occohannock Reef, The Cell, Longs Creek Inlet, Windmill Point, Lower Bernard Island, Rappahannock Range Light, Rappahannock Light, Nandua Pungoteague Reef, Mobjack Bay, Irvington, and Gwynns Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && HAIL...0.00IN; WIND...>34KTS
Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 7:58 AM Apr. 19, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 2 to 3 ft expected. * WHERE...Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point, York River and James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge. * WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 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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