Special Marine Warning

For the following areas... Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD... Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD... Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River...

At 458 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located near Blackwalnut Point, moving northeast at 15 knots.

HAZARD...Waterspouts and 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. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas.

Locations impacted include... Choptank River, North Beach, Herring Bay, Blackwalnut Point, James Island, Poplar Island, Flag Harbor, Tilghman Island, Chesapeake Beach, Deale, Taylors Island, and Shady Side.