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
825 PM EDT Tue May 28 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 from Sandy Point to North Beach MD...
  Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD...
  Chester River to Queenstown MD...
  Eastern Bay...
  Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor...

* Until 1030 PM EDT.

* At 824 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 27 nm northwest of Middle River to 15 nm north of
  Key Bridge to 8 nm northwest of Mason Neck State Park, moving east
  at 35 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...
  North Point State Park, Magothy River, Eastern Bay, Dobbins Island,
  Pooles Island, Gunpowder River, Sandy Point State Park, Northeast
  River, Bloody Point Light, Thomas Point Light, Parsons Island,
  Pinehurst, Turkey Point, Fort Smallwood Park, Hart Miller Island,
  Gibson Island, Bodkin Point, Tolchester Beach, Worton Point, and
  Spesutie Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 3959 7594 3949 7597 3954 7587 3945 7584
      3940 7601 3936 7588 3932 7618 3894 7636
      3884 7638 3884 7637 3897 7625 3879 7619
      3876 7654 3902 7641 3927 7665 3923 7643
      3941 7637 3948 7622 3937 7622
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 281DEG 35KT 3962 7689 3915 7709 3871 7736

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

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