Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
241 PM EDT Wed May 29 2024

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...

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 241 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 9 nm northwest of Key Bridge to 7 nm northwest of
  Mason Neck State Park to 9 nm northwest of Aquia Creek, moving east
  at 30 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Boaters in small craft could be thrown overboard by
           suddenly higher winds and waves capsizing their vessel.

* Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  North Beach and Chesapeake Beach around 345 PM EDT.
  Blackwalnut Point, Tilghman Island, Greenwell State Park, and
  Saint Leonard Creek around 405 PM EDT.
  Cuckold Creek, James Island, Town Creek, and Calvert Cliffs around
  410 PM EDT.
  Solomons Island, Taylors Island, Choptank River, and Drum Point
  around 415 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by strong thunderstorms include Drum Point.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected.

&&

LAT...LON 3861 7628 3860 7626 3857 7631 3851 7621
      3848 7633 3830 7623 3821 7639 3829 7640
      3828 7647 3839 7658 3842 7652 3834 7643
      3835 7643 3872 7655 3873 7634 3867 7634
      3877 7624 3868 7621 3859 7605
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 290DEG 28KT 3904 7717 3876 7728 3849 7749

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

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