####018002679#### WHUS51 KAKQ 040333 SMWAKQ ANZ633-634-650-652-654-656-658-670-672-674-676-678-040445- /O.NEW.KAKQ.MA.W.0016.240404T0333Z-240404T0445Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Wakefield VA 1133 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024 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... Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out to 20 nm... Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 nm... Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 nm... Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 nm... Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out 20 nm... Currituck Sound... Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia - North Carolina Border from 20 to 40 nm... Waters from Chincoteague VA to Parramore Island VA from 20 to 40 nm... Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chintoteague VA from 20 to 40 nm... Waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC from 20 to 40 nm... Waters from Parramore Island VA to Cape Charles Light VA from 20 to 40 nm... * Until 1245 AM EDT. * At 1132 PM EDT, a front was moving across the local waters with strong northwest winds in its wake. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Assawoman Bay, Ocean City Inlet, Currituck Sound, Anglo African Wreck, Chicken Bone, Assateague Beach, Ship Shoal Inlet, Quinby Inlet, Sandbridge, Buoy 4a Drydocks, 10 Nm East Of Ocean City Inlet, Sand Shoal Inlet, Rudee Inlet, African Queen Wreck, Hot Dog Area Off Virginia Beach, Chincoteague Bay, Wachapreague Reef, Blackfish Reef, Currituck Beach Light, and Knotts Island Bay. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. Seek safe shelter, mariners can expect gusty winds and increasing waves. && LAT...LON 3608 7581 3631 7594 3693 7601 3690 7609 3683 7606 3693 7617 3714 7597 3709 7595 3710 7594 3772 7569 3833 7520 3845 7522 3846 7505 3822 7431 3809 7446 3786 7456 3684 7526 3623 7501 3623 7577 3609 7574 TIME...MOT...LOC 0332Z 295DEG 54KT 3842 7499 3702 7596 3690 7599 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...40KTS $$ Rogers