Special Marine Warning for Coastal Waters off Virginia and North Carolina
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NOAA issued it on August 11, 2026, 13 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Wakefield VA issued a Special Marine Warning for multiple coastal water zones until 10:00 PM EDT due to strong thunderstorms with 40-knot wind gusts.
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- Record type
- Special Marine Warning
- Affected area
- Coastal Virginia and North Carolina
- Issued
- August 11, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Wakefield VA
Marine notices apply to named waters or shoreline zones. They may not describe conditions on land, even when the nearest place name is the same.
Record status: historical. It was issued 13 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Coastal Virginia and North Carolina.
Alert Details
Special Marine Warning issued by NWS Wakefield VA. Effective from 8:52 PM EDT August 10, 2026 until 10:00 PM EDT August 10, 2026.
Affected Areas
Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out 20 NM; Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out 20 NM; Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM; Waters from Parramore Island VA to Cape Charles Light VA from 20 to 60 NM; 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.
What You Should Do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Expected Conditions
Strong thunderstorms located along a line extending from near Great Machipongo Inlet to 9 nm southwest of Lynnhaven, moving east at 30 knots. Hazard includes wind gusts to 40 knots. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.
Timeline
Alert in effect until 10:00 PM EDT on August 10, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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