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Special Marine Warning
ExpiredTidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD; Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA
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Ended
Started about 1 hour ago
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Severe
Urgency
Immediate
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Likely
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SMWLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for... Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA... Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD...
* Until midnight EDT.
* At 1103 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over U.S. 301 Nice Memorial Bridge, moving northeast at 25 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.
SOURCE...Buoy.
IMPACT...Boaters in small craft could be thrown overboard by suddenly higher winds and waves capsizing their vessel.
* Locations impacted include... Breton Bay, Saint Clements Bay, Maryland Point, Nanjemoy Creek, Port Tobacco River, Cobb Island, Swan Point, Coltons Point, Coles Point, Mathias Point, U.S. 301 Nice Memorial Bridge, Wicomico River, White Point Beach, Popes Creek, Westmoreland State Park, Fairview Beach, Tall Timbers, and Dahlgren.
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