VIRGINIA BOAT LAUNCHES

SMWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Currituck Sound... * Until 800 PM EST. * At 631 PM EST, gusty northwest winds were noted across northeast North Carolina. A period of gusty winds is expected across the Currituck Sound. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Currituck Beach, Currituck Sound, Currituck Beach Light, Sandbridge, Knotts Island Bay, Deal Island, and Kill Devil Hills.

SMWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... James River from James River Bridge to Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel... James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge... Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point... York River... * Until 700 PM EST. * At 504 PM EST, a surge of west-northwest winds was noted across the tidal rivers behind a strong cold front. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Burwell Bay, Irvington, Dominion Pier, Cobham Bay, Urbanna Inlet, Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, Coleman Bridge, Hampton River Inlet, James River Bridge, Hampton Flats, Monitor Merrimack Bridge Tunnel, Willoughby Bay, Sewells Point, and White Stone Bridge.

* WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 10 below expected. * WHERE...In North Carolina, Ashe and Watauga Counties. In Virginia, Grayson County. In West Virginia, Western Greenbrier County. * WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, until noon EST Tuesday. For the Cold Weather Advisory, from 10 PM this evening to 10 AM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. The cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected, especially at higher elevations. * WHERE...In North Carolina, Alleghany NC County. In Virginia, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Giles, Alleghany VA, Bath, Botetourt, Roanoke, and Rockbridge Counties. * WHEN...Until noon EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.