Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued May 31 at 2:44PM EDT until May 31 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 31, 2025 - 11:44am
Expires:
May 31, 2025 - 1:00pm
Description:
SMWAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20
nm...
Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chintoteague VA from 20 to 40
nm...
* Until 400 PM EDT.
* At 243 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Brown Shoal Light to 11 nm west of Bethany
Beach to 10 nm east of Bivalve, moving east at 40 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots and small hail.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
suddenly higher waves.
* Locations impacted include...
Ocean City Pier, 10 Nm East Of Ocean City Inlet, Assawoman Bay,
Ocean City Inlet, 10 Nm Se Fenwick Island, African Queen Wreck,
Gulf Rambler Wreck, and Fenwick Island.
Instruction:
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Area Description:
Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 nm; Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chintoteague VA from 20 to 40 nm
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA