Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
077 WHUS51 KLWX 010041 SMWLWX ANZ530-531-538-539-010215- /O.NEW.KLWX.MA.W.0106.240701T0041Z-240701T0215Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 841 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 north of Pooles Island MD... Chester River to Queenstown MD... Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor... * Until 1015 PM EDT. * At 840 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Turkey Point to near Worton Point to near Middle River, moving southeast at 20 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, Worton Point, Pooles Island, Love Point, Gunpowder River, Baltimore Light, and Sevenfoot Knoll. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && LAT...LON 3940 7601 3936 7588 3936 7589 3937 7611 3932 7618 3915 7628 3897 7620 3904 7630 3902 7641 3913 7645 3926 7665 3930 7660 3923 7643 3938 7636 3937 7622 3949 7586 3945 7584 TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 312DEG 20KT 3943 7600 3936 7623 3932 7655 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ BJL