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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Wakefield VA

251 AM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026



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Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA-

Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA-

251 AM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM EDT EARLY THIS

MORNING...





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Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA-

Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including

the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel-

251 AM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM EDT EARLY THIS

MORNING...



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Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out

20 nm-

Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 nm-

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 to 20 nm-

251 AM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY

THIS MORNING...



* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and 

  seas 3 to 5 ft.



* WHERE...Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague 

  VA out 20 nm, Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore 

  Island VA out 20 nm, Coastal waters from Parramore Island to 

  Cape Charles Light VA out 20 nm and Coastal Waters from Cape 

  Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out to 20 nm.



* WHEN...Until 6 AM EDT early this morning.



* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller

vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.



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