Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued May 31 at 7:59PM EDT until May 31 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 31, 2025 - 4:59pm
Expires:
May 31, 2025 - 6:00pm
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...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 759 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Willoughby
Bay, moving east at 30 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...
Lynnhaven, Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, 1st Island Bay Bridge,
Bluefish Rock, Sewells Point, Little Creek, Cape Henry, Thimble
Shoals, 4th Island Bay Bridge, and Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel.
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
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA