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Special Marine Warning
ActiveChesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD; Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA; Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River; Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD; Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island
Status
In Progress
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
Details
SMWLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA... Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD... Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River... Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD... Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island...
* Until 930 PM EDT.
* At 802 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 9 nm northeast of Port Tobacco River, moving southeast 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... Cuckold Creek, Greenwell State Park, Town Creek, Hooper Island Light, Saint Leonard Creek, Drum Point, James Island, The Targets, Solomons Island, and Taylors Island.
Data from the National Weather Service
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