Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
364 WHUS51 KLWX 292051 SMWLWX ANZ541-292145- /O.NEW.KLWX.MA.W.0063.240529T2051Z-240529T2145Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 451 PM EDT Wed May 29 2024 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 451 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Knapps Narrows Bridge to near Choptank River to 6 nm northeast of Taylors Island, moving east at 25 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... Blackwalnut Point, Choptank River, Tilghman Island, and Taylors Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. && LAT...LON 3857 7607 3860 7616 3863 7617 3860 7621 3863 7625 3857 7631 3853 7627 3856 7621 3851 7621 3848 7633 3867 7634 3868 7634 3878 7629 3872 7629 3876 7623 3868 7621 3859 7605 TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 264DEG 26KT 3870 7624 3864 7620 3855 7620 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ DHOF