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Special Marine Warning

◍ Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA · USA · updated 8/21/2026, 12:36:00 AM

⏱ In effect until 10:00 PM UTC-4

Severity score

65/100

Confidence

High

Why this matters

SMWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA... Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM... Waters from Chincoteague VA to Parramore Island VA from 20 to 60 NM... Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chint

Key stats

Severity

Severe

Certainty

Likely

Urgency

Immediate

Timeline

Special Marine Warning
8/21/2026, 12:36:00 AM
Special Marine Warning issued August 20 at 8:36PM EDT until August 20 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

Sources & attribution

OfficialNWS NWS Wakefield VAupdated 8/21/2026, 12:36:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DCupdated 8/21/2026, 12:02:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Mount Holly NJupdated 8/20/2026, 11:43:00 PM

OfficialNOAA Storm Prediction Centerupdated 8/20/2026, 7:55:00 PM

⚠This is an informational severity score, not an official warning. Follow guidance from NWS/NOAA, FEMA (ready.gov), and local emergency management.