Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued May 31 at 7:01PM EDT until May 31 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 31, 2025 - 4:01pm
Expires:
May 31, 2025 - 5:30pm
Description:
SMWAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina
border out to 20 nm...
Currituck Sound...
Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia - North Carolina Border
from 20 to 40 nm...
* Until 830 PM EDT.
* At 701 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 nm southwest of
Rudee Inlet, moving east at 30 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots and large hail.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in
structural damage.
* Locations impacted include...
Fish Hook, Hot Dog Area Off Virginia Beach, Horseshoe, Chesapeake
Light Tower, 10 Nm East Of Virginia Beach Oceanfront, Virginia
Beach Oceanfront, Rudee Inlet, Sandbridge, and Buoy 4a Drydocks.
Instruction:
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Area Description:
Currituck Sound; Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out to 20 nm; Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia - North Carolina Border from 20 to 40 nm
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA