Smith Island (Coast Guard Station), VA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina
border 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...
Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia - North Carolina Border
from 20 to 60 NM...
Waters from Chincoteague VA to Parramore Island VA from 20 to 60
NM...
Waters from Parramore Island VA to Cape Charles Light VA from 20 to
60 NM...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 353 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 11 nm southeast of Wachapreague Reef to 8 nm
northwest of Triangle Reef to near Chesapeake Light Tower, moving
east at 25 knots.

HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots and small hail.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include...
26 Mile Hill and Triangle Reef.

PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

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HAIL...<.75IN;
WIND...40KTS

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 381 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA CURRITUCK SOUND CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK VA TO CAPE HENRY VA INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER FROM URBANNA TO WINDMILL POINT YORK RIVER JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE JAMES RIVER FROM JRB TO HRBT, INCLUDING THE ELIZABETH RIVER 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 20 NM COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT 20 NM

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 381 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST MARYLAND

DORCHESTER SOMERSET WICOMICO WORCESTER

IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA

BERTIE CAMDEN CHOWAN CURRITUCK GATES HERTFORD NORTHAMPTON PASQUOTANK PERQUIMANS

IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES

IN EASTERN VIRGINIA

MATHEWS MIDDLESEX NORTHAMPTON

IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA

ACCOMACK CITY OF CHESAPEAKE CITY OF EMPORIA CITY OF FRANKLIN CITY OF HAMPTON CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS CITY OF NORFOLK CITY OF POQUOSON CITY OF PORTSMOUTH CITY OF SUFFOLK CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG GLOUCESTER GREENSVILLE ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY SOUTHAMPTON SURRY SUSSEX YORK

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AHOSKIE, BACONS CASTLE, BARHAM, BAVON, BOOTH FORK, BOWERS HILL, BOYKINS, BRYANTOWN, BUFFORD CROSSROADS, BUSCH GARDENS, CAMBRIDGE, CAPE CHARLES, CAPE COLONY, CENTERVILLE, CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT, CHINCOTEAGUE, CHIPPOKES STATE PARK, CHRISTENSONS CORNER, CLARESVILLE, COURTLAND, COWIE CORNER, CRISFIELD, CROAKER, CURRITUCK, DEEP CREEK, DURAND, EAGLETOWN, EDENHOUSE, EDENTON, ELIZABETH CITY, EMPORIA, EMPORIA AIRPORT, EMPORIA RESERVOIR, EWELL, EXMORE, FENTRESS, FIVE FORKS, FRANKLIN, GARYSBURG, GASTON, GATESVILLE, GLOUCESTER POINT, GREAT BRIDGE, GREEN PLAIN, GREENBACKVILLE, GREENBRIER, GROVE, GUM FORKS, GWALTNEY CORNER, HAMPTON, HANCOCK, HERTFORD, HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE, HORNTOWN, HORSESHOE, HUNTERDALE, IVOR, LILLY, MACEDONIA, MAVATON, MERRY HILL, MIDWAY, MOUNT PLEASANT, NEW CHURCH, NEW POINT, NEW POINT COMFORT, NEWPORT NEWS, NORFOLK, OCEAN CITY, ONANCOCK, PEARY, POOLESVILLE, POQUOSON, PORTSMOUTH, PRINCESS ANNE, QUITSNA, RICH SQUARE, SAINT JOHNS, SALISBURY, SHARON, SMITHFIELD, SUFFOLK, URBANNA, VALHALLA, VIRGINIA BEACH, VULTARE, WAKEFIELD, WAVERLY, WILLIAMSBURG, WINDSOR, AND YORKTOWN.

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

WHAT: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

WHERE: Portions of southeast Maryland, including the following
areas, Inland Worcester, Somerset and Wicomico and Virginia,
including the following areas, Accomack, Chesapeake, Gloucester,
Hampton/Poquoson, Isle of Wight, James City, Lancaster, Mathews,
Middlesex, Newport News, Norfolk, Northampton, Northumberland,
Portsmouth, Southampton, Suffolk, Surry, Sussex, Virginia Beach
and York.

WHEN: Until 10 PM EDT this evening.

IMPACTS: Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS: - Thunderstorms containing heavy rain are expected through
early evening. Rainfall rates may exceed 2 inches per hour at
times.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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