Special Marine Warning Issued for Chesapeake Bay and Bridge Tunnel Through Noon

Alert Details

The National Weather Service in Wakefield VA has issued a Special Marine Warning for the Chesapeake Bay. The alert was issued at 9:58 AM EDT and remains in effect until 12:00 PM EDT.

Affected Areas

The warning impacts the following maritime regions:

• Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek, VA.
• Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek to Cape Henry, VA, including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.

Specific locations impacted include the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, New Point Comfort, 1st Island Bay Bridge, Latimer Shoal, Plantation Light, Mobjack Bay, Cape Henry, Thimble Shoals, Kiptopeke Concrete Ships, Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, Tue Marshes Light, Lynnhaven, York Spit Reef, Fishermans Island, The Hump, Cabbage Patch, Little Creek, and 4th Island Bay Bridge.

What You Should Do

Mariners are advised to move to safe harbor immediately until the hazardous weather passes. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.

Expected Conditions

At 9:56 AM EDT, a front was located near Cape Charles, moving south at 20 knots. A rapid change to a north wind gusting to 34 knots or greater is expected. These conditions are likely to produce suddenly higher waves.

Timeline

The Special Marine Warning is effective immediately and is scheduled to expire at 12:00 PM EDT on March 12, 2026.