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Special Marine Warning
CancelledChesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA; Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island
Status
Cancelled
Started 36 minutes ago
Ends
expired
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
Details
For the following areas... Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA... Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island...
At 1000 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Nanticoke River Mouth, moving southeast 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... The Targets and Hooper Island Light.
Data from the National Weather Service
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