Special Marine Warning

For the following areas... Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA... Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island...

At 729 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from Raccoon Point to near Crisfield to near Tangier Island, moving east at 30 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... Ewell, Tangier Sound, Smith Island, Southwest Middle Grounds, Deal Island, and Crisfield.