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Special Marine Warning
ExpiredChesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA; Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island
Status
Ended
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
expired
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
Details
For the following areas... Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA... Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island...
At 1036 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 11 nm east of Raccoon Point to near Watts Island to near San Marcos Wreck, moving southeast at 30 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... Ewell, Tangier Sound, Smith Island, Deal Island, and Crisfield.
Data from the National Weather Service
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