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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Wakefield VA

1018 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 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...

  Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA...

  Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA...

  Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA...

  Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point...



* Until 1145 PM EDT.



* At 1018 PM EDT, a front was located along a line extending from

  near Nandua Pungoteague Reef to near Windmill Point to 7 nm west of

  Urbanna Inlet, moving southeast at 20 knots.



  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.



  SOURCE...Marine observations.



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

           suddenly higher waves.



* Locations impacted include...

  New Point Comfort, Nassawadox Reef, Wolf Trap, Thimble Shoals,

  Urbanna Inlet, Tue Marshes Light, Stingray Point, Onancock Inlet,

  Occohannock Reef, The Hump, The Cell, Cape Charles Light, Cabbage

  Patch, Longs Creek Inlet, Cape Charles Harbor, Windmill Point,

  Rappahannock Range Light, Rappahannock Light, Latimer Shoal, and

  Plantation Light.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.



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LAT...LON 3771 7629 3786 7585 3767 7574 3733 7593

      3719 7596 3713 7591 3712 7590 3709 7602

      3691 7618 3700 7632 3709 7627 3713 7645

      3726 7639 3726 7644 3735 7647 3741 7640

      3741 7631 3751 7634 3759 7662 3763 7664

TIME...MOT...LOC 0218Z 330DEG 22KT 3767 7589 3761 7623 3759 7665 



HAIL...0.00IN

WIND...>34KTS



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Marine Weather Statement

National Weather Service Juneau AK

649 PM AKDT Fri Oct 16 2026



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Glacier Bay-Northern Lynn Canal-Southern Lynn Canal-

Stephens Passage-Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM-

Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM-

649 PM AKDT Fri Oct 16 2026



...HEAVIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF 

COAST AND NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS THIS EVENING...



Heavier showers and isolated thunderstorms over the northern Gulf

coast near Cape Suckling, as well as over the northern inner 

channels will continue through this evening.



These showers and storms could produce occasional lightning, 

erratic gusty winds, and heavy rainfall reducing visibilities. 

Mariners should exercise additional caution through this evening

until this activity diminishes.



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