404 WHUS51 KAKQ 191630 SMWAKQ ANZ633-634-654-656-658-684-686-688-191800- /O.NEW.KAKQ.MA.W.0034.260419T1630Z-260419T1800Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Wakefield VA 1230 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026 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 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 60 NM... Waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Parramore Island VA to Cape Charles Light VA from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 200 PM EDT. * At 1229 PM EDT, a front was located along a line extending from 15 nm northeast of South Tower to 8 nm northeast of The Mouth Of The Alligator River, moving southeast at 40 knots. Winds remain elevated behind the front. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. 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, Anglo African Wreck, Virginia Beach Oceanfront, Cape Henry, Ship Shoal Inlet, Sandbridge, Currituck Beach Light, Buoy 4a Drydocks, Knotts Island Bay, Deal Island, Fish Hook, South Tower, Triangle Reef, Currituck Beach, 10 Nm East Of Virginia Beach Oceanfront, Cape Charles Light, Cape Henry Wreck, and Rudee Inlet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && LAT...LON 3620 7577 3673 7599 3681 7601 3681 7602 3688 7605 3728 7590 3699 7468 3695 7470 3655 7462 3623 7450 3621 7577 TIME...MOT...LOC 1629Z 333DEG 39KT 3643 7504 3609 7590 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ KMC  811 FZUS71 KAKQ 191638 MWSAKQ Marine Weather Statement National Weather Service Wakefield VA 1238 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026 ANZ632-634-637-639-191648- /O.EXP.KAKQ.MA.W.0033.000000T0000Z-260419T1645Z/ 1238 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026 ...THE SPECIAL MARINE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1245 PM EDT... The affected areas were... Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel... Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA... James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth River... James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge... The front has moved out of the area and no longer poses a significant threat to boaters. && LAT...LON 3708 7648 3702 7641 3709 7632 3713 7637 3713 7645 3718 7644 3733 7594 3719 7596 3713 7593 3710 7597 3708 7593 3683 7605 3685 7617 3688 7618 3692 7626 3683 7624 3681 7632 3682 7639 3686 7640 3687 7652 TIME...MOT...LOC 1638Z 270DEG 32KT 3630 7531 3590 7591 $$ KMC  426 FZUS72 KKEY 191643 MWSKEY Marine Weather Statement National Weather Service Key West FL 1243 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026 GMZ035-044-191845- Gulf of America from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- 1243 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026 ...CONDITIONS MARGINALLY FAVORABLE FOR WATERSPOUTS... A cloudline developing along the Lower Keys, from Big Pine Key to Boca Grande, may lead to the development of heavy showers and occasional waterspouts. This cloudline has been nearly stationary. Marine hazards include isolated areas of heavy rainfall reducing visibility, suddenly higher waves and rougher waters, and waterspouts capable of overturning small vessels. $$ DP