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Special Marine Warning

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Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD; Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD; Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor

Status In Progress Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Likely

Details

For the following areas... Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD... Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD... Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor...
At 549 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Northeast River to near Pooles Island to 9 nm west of Annapolis, moving southeast at 10 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... Fort Smallwood State Park, Pinehurst, Turkey Point, North Point State Park, Hart Miller Island, Gibson Island, Bodkin Point, Tolchester Beach, Worton Point, Pooles Island, Spesutie Island, Love Point, Gunpowder River, Baltimore Light, Northeast River, Sevenfoot Knoll, Rock Hall, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Havre De Grace, and Middle River.
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