Special Marine Warning

For the following areas... Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD... Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River...

At 300 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Blackwalnut Point, moving east at 20 knots.

HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

SOURCE...Observed wind.

IMPACT...Boaters in small craft could be thrown overboard by suddenly higher winds and waves capsizing their vessel.

Locations impacted include... Choptank River, Dares Beach, Blackwalnut Point, and Tilghman Island.