Special Marine Warning

SMWLWX

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for... Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD... Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD...

* Until 315 PM EDT.

* At 114 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Fort Smallwood State Park to 16 nm north of Key Bridge to 24 nm northwest of Tidal Basin to 31 nm northwest of Reagan National Airport, moving south 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... Potomac Creek, Maryland Point, Nanjemoy Creek, Port Tobacco River, Colonial Beach, Leesylvania State Park, National Harbor, Quantico, Tidal Basin, Reagan National Airport, Swan Point, Gunston Hall, Mathias Point, U.S. 301 Nice Memorial Bridge, Mason Neck State Park, Woodrow Wilson Bridge, Indian Head, Occoquan Bay, Fort Hunt, and Popes Creek.