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Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1243 PM EDT Wed May 29 2024

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Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-Eastern Bay-
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-
1243 PM EDT Wed May 29 2024

...SQUALLS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON...

Showers and thunderstorms are forecast this afternoon. Some storms
may produce gusty winds to gale force, small hail, lightning
strikes, and locally higher waves and reduced visibility.

Squalls are expected to approach the upper tidal Potomac River by
around 2:30 PM, then progress eastward at around 25 to 30 knots
crossing the upper Chesapeake Bay, tidal Patapsco River, and
middle tidal Potomac River between 3:00 and 4:00 PM. Squalls will
cross the middle portions of the Chesapeake Bay, tidal Patuxent
River, and lower tidal Potomac River between 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM,
then cross the waters off southern Maryland between 5:00 PM and
6:00 PM. Additional isolated activity is possible between 6:00 PM
and 8:00 PM.

Mariners should remain alert if navigating the waters this
afternoon, and be prepared to seek safe harbor quickly should
hazardous weather threaten or Special Marine Warnings be issued.

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