Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
110 WHUS51 KLWX 291838 SMWLWX ANZ532-540-292045- /O.NEW.KLWX.MA.W.0060.240529T1838Z-240529T2045Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 238 PM EDT Wed May 29 2024 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD... Eastern Bay... * Until 445 PM EDT. * At 237 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 nm northwest of Key Bridge to 9 nm west of Alexandria to 10 nm northwest of Quantico, moving east at 25 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... Mayo, Shady Side, Deale, and Highland Beach around 345 PM EDT. Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Thomas Point Light, and Sandy Point State Park around 350 PM EDT. Matapeake and Bloody Point Light around 355 PM EDT. Poplar Island and Romancoke around 400 PM EDT. Parsons Island and Eastern Bay around 405 PM EDT. Miles River around 415 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by strong thunderstorms include Romancoke and Highland Beach. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. && LAT...LON 3878 7622 3881 7621 3885 7627 3874 7634 3872 7652 3885 7652 3902 7640 3899 7632 3894 7636 3884 7637 3886 7633 3891 7634 3891 7632 3895 7631 3890 7630 3894 7627 3892 7625 3897 7625 3894 7621 3879 7619 TIME...MOT...LOC 1837Z 273DEG 27KT 3902 7718 3884 7729 3861 7750 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...>34KTS $$ DHOF