NWS Wakefield VAMA.W 0046May 28, 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 2:00 a.m. local time on May 28. It was the 46th special marine warning the NWS office in Wakefield issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.2 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
- 12:46 a.m. EDT, May 28, 2026
- Expires
- 2:00 a.m. EDT, May 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KAKQ MA.W 0046
- 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 200 AM EDT. * At 1245 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Currituck Sound to 10 nm north of The Center Of The Albemarle Sound to near The Mouth Of The Perquimans River, moving east at 30 knots. 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... Duck, Currituck Beach Light, Currituck Beach, Currituck Sound, and Kill Devil Hills.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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