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Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

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4/19/2026 11:58am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Mist, Overcast
  • Temperature: 49.5°F / 9.7°CWarmer 1.3°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 48.4°FIncreased 1.3°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 96% 
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 29.69 in Steady
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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

Issued by the National Weather Service - Wakefield, VA

    SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  

James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth River

Special Marine Warning issued April 19 at 11:30AM EDT until April 19 at 12:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

Areas Affected: Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA; Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel; James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge; James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth River

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Sunday 11:30am EDT

Alert Effective: Sunday 11:30am EDT

Alert Expires: Sunday 12:45pm EDT

Event Onset: Sunday 11:30am EDT

Event Ends: Sunday 12:45pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Wakefield VA

Details: 
SMWAKQ

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel...
Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA...
James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth River...
James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge...

* Until 1245 PM EDT.

* At 1129 AM EDT, a front was located along a line extending from 6
nm north of Fish Hook to 11 nm west of Knotts Island Bay, moving
south at 30 knots. Winds remain elevated behind the 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...
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, Cape Henry, Thimble Shoals, Hampton
Flats, The Hump, Willoughby Bay, Sewells Point, Cabbage Patch, Cape
Charles Harbor, 1st Island Bay Bridge, Latimer Shoal, Plantation
Light, Poquoson, Dominion Pier, Kiptopeke Concrete Ships, Hampton
Roads Bridge Tunnel, Lynnhaven, Buoy 36a, Hampton River Inlet, and
James River Bridge.

Information: 
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

Seek safe shelter, mariners can expect gusty winds and increasing
waves.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ee9d0f9bf0a31f88a5bfed5234af3dc68655dd98.001.1
Codes: ANZ632, ANZ634, ANZ637, ANZ639
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ee9d0f9bf0a31f88a5bfed5234af3dc68655dd98.001.1

 

    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  

James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth River

Small Craft Advisory issued April 19 at 3:57AM EDT until April 19 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON

Areas Affected: James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth River

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Minor

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Sunday 3:57am EDT

Alert Effective: Sunday 3:57am EDT

Alert Expires: Sunday 12:00pm EDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Sunday 4:00am EDT

Event Ends: Sunday 4:00pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Wakefield VA

Details: 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 2
to 3 ft expected.

* WHERE...James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth
River.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM EDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

Information: 
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.946a256d164f8561382bc04a5e395bf29703dffa.004.1
Codes: ANZ639
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.946a256d164f8561382bc04a5e395bf29703dffa.004.1