Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
812 WHUS51 KLWX 060043 SMWLWX ANZ530-531-538-060215- /O.NEW.KLWX.MA.W.0072.240606T0043Z-240606T0215Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 843 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD... Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD... Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor... * Until 1015 PM EDT. * At 842 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located 12 nm west of Fort Smallwood Park, moving east at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and waterspouts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Boaters in small craft could be thrown overboard by suddenly higher winds and waves capsizing their vessel. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. * Locations impacted include... Tolchester Beach, North Point State Park, Fort Smallwood Park, Pooles Island, Hart Miller Island, and Sevenfoot Knoll. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately. && LAT...LON 3931 7618 3930 7618 3929 7617 3928 7620 3927 7620 3926 7622 3915 7628 3915 7648 3921 7656 3921 7658 3922 7658 3926 7665 3927 7664 3930 7660 3922 7649 3922 7644 3923 7643 3930 7641 3932 7635 3933 7635 TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 250DEG 27KT 3923 7673 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ BJL