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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 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and waves 1 to 2 ft. * WHERE...Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point, York River and James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge. * 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. &&
Special Marine Warning
Issued: 6:26 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... Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA... James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel... James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge... * Until 330 PM EDT. * At 226 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Burwell Bay to 21 nm southwest of Monitor Merrimack Bridge Tunnel, 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... Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, 1st Island Bay Bridge, Latimer Shoal, Burwell Bay, Cape Henry, Thimble Shoals, Dominion Pier, Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, Lynnhaven, Hampton River Inlet, James River Bridge, Hampton Flats, Bluefish Rock, Fishermans Island, Monitor Merrimack Bridge Tunnel, Willoughby Bay, Sewells Point, Cape Henry Wreck, Little Creek, and 4th Island Bay Bridge. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. && HAIL...<.75IN; WIND...49KTS
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