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Special Marine Warning

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Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE; Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE

Status In Progress Started 40 minutes ago
Ends
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Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Likely

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SMWPHI
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
* Until 500 PM EDT.
* At 326 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from near Woodland Beach to Fortesque Beach, moving northeast at 30 knots.
HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts 34 knots or greater, and small hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Fortesque Beach, Ship John Shoal Light, East Point, Sea Breeze, and Woodland Beach around 330 PM EDT.
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