Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
175 WHUS51 KLWX 302120 SMWLWX ANZ531-532-538>540-302245- /O.NEW.KLWX.MA.W.0100.240630T2120Z-240630T2245Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 520 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD... Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD... Chester River to Queenstown MD... Eastern Bay... Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 520 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 12 nm west of Fort Smallwood Park, moving east at 25 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... Pinehurst, North Point State Park, Fort Smallwood Park, Hart Miller Island, Chester River, Gibson Island, Bodkin Point, Tolchester Beach, Greenbury Point, Love Point, Sandy Point State Park, Baltimore Light, Severn River, Matapeake, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Sevenfoot Knoll, Kent Narrows Bridge, and Annapolis. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects. && LAT...LON 3922 7649 3927 7641 3924 7623 3915 7628 3914 7628 3900 7617 3897 7625 3890 7620 3893 7632 3894 7632 3895 7631 3892 7626 3893 7626 3904 7630 3894 7636 3897 7649 3902 7641 3913 7645 3926 7665 3930 7660 TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 281DEG 26KT 3915 7676 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ Belak