NWS Wakefield VAMA.W 0229September 13, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Currituck Sound and Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM
The National Weather Service office in Wakefield issued a special marine warning for Currituck Sound and Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM, which was in force until 6:15 p.m. local time on September 13. It was the 229th special marine warning the NWS office in Wakefield issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.4 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Wakefield VA
- Area
- Currituck Sound and Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:49 p.m. EDT, September 13, 2026
- Expires
- 6:15 p.m. EDT, September 13, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KAKQ MA.W 0229
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM... Currituck Sound... * Until 615 PM EDT. * At 449 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located near Knotts Island Bay, moving southeast at 10 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * The severe thunderstorm will be near... Knotts Island Bay around 455 PM EDT. Currituck Beach Light around 515 PM EDT. Currituck Beach around 525 PM EDT. Currituck Sound around 535 PM EDT.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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