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
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