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
815 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD...
  Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD...

* Until 915 PM EDT.

* At 815 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 15 nm northwest of Key Bridge to 13 nm west of
  Leesylvania State Park to 18 nm west of Aquia Creek, moving east at
  30 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Dulles Airport.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Widewater, Leesylvania State Park, Smallwood State Park, National
  Harbor, Quantico, Fort Washington, Tidal Basin, Reagan National
  Airport, Gunston Hall, Woodrow Wilson Bridge, Indian Head, Occoquan
  Bay, Fort Hunt, and Alexandria.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 3850 7733 3866 7724 3864 7720 3865 7716
      3870 7720 3873 7706 3890 7707 3891 7705
      3885 7700 3870 7700 3867 7708 3862 7709
      3851 7724 3842 7724 3840 7732
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 281DEG 28KT 3912 7723 3867 7751 3840 7773

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

$$

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