Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued May 31 at 6:11PM EDT until May 31 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 31, 2025 - 3:11pm
Expires:
May 31, 2025 - 4:15pm
Description:
SMWAKQ
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...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 611 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Dominion
Pier, moving east at 25 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater 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, Cape Henry,
Thimble Shoals, Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, Hampton River Inlet,
Bluefish Rock, Fishermans Island, Little Creek, 4th Island Bay
Bridge, Cape Henry Wreck, Willoughby Bay, and Latimer Shoal.
Instruction:
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Area Description:
Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA; Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel; James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA