Special Marine Warning

SMWLWX

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD... Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River... Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD...

* Until 1245 AM EDT.

* At 1122 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 nm north of Port Tobacco River to near Popes Creek to near Saint Clements Bay, moving northeast at 20 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... Choptank River, Greenwell State Park, Saint Leonard Creek, Knapps Narrows Bridge, Tilghman Island, Blackwalnut Point, Solomons Island, Cuckold Creek, Town Creek, North Beach, Drum Point, Dares Beach, James Island, Calvert Cliffs, Flag Harbor, Poplar Island, Chesapeake Beach, and Taylors Island.