NWS Wakefield VAMA.W 0042May 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA
The National Weather Service office in Wakefield issued a special marine warning for Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA, which was in force until 3:45 p.m. local time on May 27. It was the 42nd special marine warning the NWS office in Wakefield issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1 hour; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Wakefield VA
- Area
- Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:44 p.m. EDT, May 27, 2026
- Expires
- 3:45 p.m. EDT, May 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KAKQ MA.W 0042
- 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... Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA... * Until 345 PM EDT. * At 243 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Mouth Of The Potomac River to 7 nm southeast of Yeocomico River to 12 nm northwest of Irvington, moving east at 40 knots. 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... Onancock Inlet, Windmill Point, Lower Bernard Island, Nandua Pungoteague Reef, Crisfield, Watts Island, Longs Creek Inlet, San Marcos Wreck, Tangier Island, Northern Neck Reef, and Anglers Reef.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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