Marine Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
253 FZUS71 KLWX 041848 MWSLWX Marine Weather Statement National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 248 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024 ANZ531>534-539>541-543-042045- 248 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE WATERS... The areas affected include... Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA... Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD... Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD... Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD... Chester River to Queenstown MD... Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River... Eastern Bay... Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island... At 246 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated scattered thunderstorms capable of producing winds of 20 to 30 knots. These thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Rock Hall to near Parsons Island to 12 nm east of Choptank River to near Bivalve. The thunderstorms were drifting toward the west-southwest. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Mariners can expect gusty winds, locally higher waves, and lightning strikes. Boaters should seek safe harbor until these storms pass. && LAT...LON 3807 7587 3803 7608 3847 7639 3928 7637 3924 7623 3868 7635 3867 7634 3876 7632 3860 7605 3859 7605 3863 7625 3851 7621 3847 7633 3822 7604 3837 7601 3836 7601 3823 7597 3836 7586 3835 7586 3814 7596 $$ DHOF