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Special Marine Warning

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Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island

Status In Progress Started 19 minutes ago
Ends
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Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Likely

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The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for... Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island...
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 703 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Tangier Sound, moving south at 10 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... Tangier Sound and Crisfield.
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