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Special Marine Warning

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Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD; Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD; Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD; Chester River to Queenstown MD; Eastern Bay

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

Details

For the following areas... Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD... Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD... Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD... Chester River to Queenstown MD... Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River... Eastern Bay... Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD...
At 719 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from near Mayo to near Blackwalnut Point to near Calvert Cliffs, moving east at 35 knots.
HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts in excess of 48 knots.
SOURCE...Observed wind.
IMPACT...Boaters could easily be thrown overboard by suddenly higher wind and waves capsizing their vessel. Boats could suffer significant damage in high winds. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas.
Locations impacted include... Choptank River, Blackwalnut Point, Greenbury Point, Cuckold Creek, Shady Side, Herring Bay, Highland Beach, Bloody Point Light, Calvert Cliffs, Thomas Point Light, Poplar Island, Greenwell State Park, Saint Leonard Creek, Chesapeake Beach, Solomons Island, Town Creek, Taylors Island, Love Point, North Beach, and Drum Point.
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