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Special Marine Warning
CancelledChesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD; Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD; Eastern Bay; Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River
Status
Cancelled
Started about 2 hours ago
Ends
expired
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
Details
SMWLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD... Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD... Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River... Eastern Bay...
* Until 645 PM EDT.
* At 507 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Flag Harbor, moving northeast at 15 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Boaters in small craft could be thrown overboard by suddenly higher winds and waves capsizing their vessel.
* Locations impacted include... Parsons Island, Choptank River, Eastern Bay, Blackwalnut Point, Highland Beach, Dares Beach, Romancoke, Bloody Point Light, James Island, Calvert Cliffs, Thomas Point Light, Flag Harbor, Poplar Island, Tilghman Island, Mayo, and Shady Side.
Data from the National Weather Service
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