Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued June 8 at 9:21AM EDT until June 8 at 10:15AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 8, 2025 - 6:21am
Expires:
June 8, 2025 - 7:15am
Description:
For the following areas...
Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina
border out to 20 nm...
Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20
nm...
Currituck Sound...
Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia - North Carolina Border
from 20 to 40 nm...
Waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC from 20 to 40
nm...
At 921 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Sandbridge to near Deal Island to 9 nm southwest of
Knotts Island Bay, moving east at 25 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
suddenly higher waves.
Locations impacted include...
Fish Hook, Horseshoe, Currituck Beach, Sandbridge, Currituck Beach
Light, Knotts Island Bay, Buoy 4a Drydocks, and Deal Island.
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; Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 nm; Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia - North Carolina Border from 20 to 40 nm; Waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC from 20 to 40 nm
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA