Special Marine Warning

SMWLWX

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD... Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD... Chester River to Queenstown MD... Eastern Bay... Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 504 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 26 nm northwest of Middle River to 22 nm northwest of Key Bridge, moving east at 30 knots.

HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Boaters in small craft could be thrown overboard by suddenly higher winds and waves capsizing their vessel.

* Locations impacted include... Kent Narrows Bridge, North Point State Park, Chester River, Eastern Bay, Greenbury Point, Shady Side, Sandy Point State Park, Highland Beach, Severn River, Bloody Point Light, Thomas Point Light, Parsons Island, Fort Smallwood State Park, Pinehurst, Gibson Island, Bodkin Point, Miles River, Love Point, Naval Academy, and Baltimore Light.