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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
349 PM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026

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...
  Waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC from 20 to 40
  nm...

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 348 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 10 nm west of Deal Island to 8 nm southwest of
  Edenton, moving east at 35 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...
  South Tower, Currituck Beach, Currituck Sound, Currituck Beach
  Light, Knotts Island Bay, Deal Island, and Kill Devil Hills.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected.

&&

LAT...LON 3608 7582 3612 7586 3632 7594 3634 7599
      3646 7606 3645 7611 3647 7614 3651 7614
      3656 7608 3655 7518 3643 7513 3623 7500
      3623 7577 3609 7574
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 254DEG 33KT 3655 7610 3595 7672

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS

$$

JM