Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
533 WHUS51 KLWX 291824 SMWLWX ANZ536-537-292030- /O.NEW.KLWX.MA.W.0059.240529T1824Z-240529T2030Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 224 PM EDT Wed May 29 2024 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA... Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD... * Until 430 PM EDT. * At 224 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 13 nm northwest of Mason Neck State Park to 16 nm west of Quantico to 26 nm west of Aquia Creek, moving east at 35 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... Fairview Beach and Maryland Point around 305 PM EDT. Port Tobacco River, Nanjemoy Creek, and Mathias Point around 310 PM EDT. Popes Creek around 315 PM EDT. U.S. 301 Nice Memorial Bridge around 320 PM EDT. Colonial Beach and Swan Point around 330 PM EDT. Cobb Island around 335 PM EDT. Wicomico River around 340 PM EDT. Coltons Point, Saint Clements Bay, and Breton Bay around 350 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by strong thunderstorms include Swan Point and Cobb Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. && LAT...LON 3803 7651 3807 7654 3811 7660 3815 7661 3816 7684 3821 7694 3838 7706 3833 7717 3833 7725 3840 7719 3845 7704 3843 7700 3835 7696 3827 7684 3823 7658 3814 7651 3807 7634 3791 7627 TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 278DEG 35KT 3876 7744 3858 7763 3839 7789 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...>34KTS $$ DHOF