Special Marine Warning

For the following areas... Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD... Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD... Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD... Chester River to Queenstown MD... Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor...

At 716 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over North Point State Park, moving northeast at 15 knots.

HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 48 knots and small hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Boaters could easily be thrown overboard by suddenly higher wind and waves capsizing their vessel. Boats could suffer significant damage in high winds.

Locations impacted include... Fort Smallwood State Park, Pinehurst, North Point State Park, Hart Miller Island, Gibson Island, Bodkin Point, Tolchester Beach, Worton Point, Pooles Island, Love Point, Gunpowder River, Baltimore Light, and Sevenfoot Knoll.