Special Marine Warning issued December 29 at 10:52PM EST until December 30 at 12:30AM EST by NWS Wakefield VA

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Dec 29, 2024

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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…
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…

* Until 1230 AM EST.

* At 1052 PM EST, showers were located along a line extending from
near Currituck Beach Light to near Currituck Sound to near The
Center Of The Albemarle Sound, moving northeast at 35 knots.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 knots.

SOURCE…Radar.

IMPACT…Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include…
Hot Dog Area Off Virginia Beach, Horseshoe, Chesapeake Light Tower,
Currituck Sound, Virginia Beach Oceanfront, Sandbridge, Currituck
Beach Light, Knotts Island Bay, Buoy 4a Drydocks, Deal Island, Fish
Hook, Currituck Beach, 10 Nm East Of Virginia Beach Oceanfront,
Rudee Inlet, and Kill Devil Hills.

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