Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
983 WHUS51 KLWX 271600 SMWLWX ANZ534-537-543-271630- /O.NEW.KLWX.MA.W.0048.240527T1600Z-240527T1630Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1200 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA... Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island... Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA... * Until 1230 PM EDT. * At 1200 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Mouth Of The Potomac River to near Northern Neck Reef to Occohannock Reef, moving northeast at 40 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... Ewell, Tangier Sound, Smith Island, Crisfield, Mouth Of The Potomac River, Deep Hole, Nanticoke River Mouth, Southwest Middle Grounds, and Deal Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && LAT...LON 3795 7636 3798 7638 3825 7609 3822 7603 3836 7597 3823 7597 3824 7595 3833 7591 3823 7590 3821 7583 3814 7596 3814 7579 3806 7587 3806 7580 3808 7578 3807 7578 3790 7590 3789 7624 TIME...MOT...LOC 1600Z 226DEG 41KT 3796 7627 3778 7614 3758 7602 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ BJL