Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
176 WHUS51 KLWX 110338 SMWLWX ANZ534-543-110445- /O.NEW.KLWX.MA.W.0080.240611T0338Z-240611T0445Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1138 PM EDT Mon Jun 10 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... * Until 1245 AM EDT. * At 1138 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Hooper Island Light, moving east at 30 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... Tangier Sound, Hooper Island Light, Deep Hole, Honga River, Fishing Bay, The Targets, Bivalve, Richland Point Buoy, Nanticoke River Mouth, and Deal Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && LAT...LON 3799 7589 3804 7601 3804 7627 3830 7629 3834 7624 3831 7622 3837 7620 3822 7603 3834 7601 3830 7601 3823 7597 3836 7586 3835 7586 3826 7592 3823 7582 3814 7596 3814 7580 3808 7588 3806 7579 TIME...MOT...LOC 0338Z 276DEG 28KT 3824 7629 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ BRO