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Special Marine Warning
ActiveChesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA; Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island
Status
In Progress
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
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 Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA... Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island...
* Until 145 AM EDT.
* At 1218 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Mouth Of The Potomac River, moving east at 25 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... Ewell, Point Lookout, Tangier Sound, Smith Island, Deep Hole, Southwest Middle Grounds, Crisfield, and Deal Island.
Data from the National Weather Service
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