Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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WHUS51 KLWX 060338
SMWLWX
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1038 PM EST Wed Nov 5 2025
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD...
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD...
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River...
Eastern Bay...
* Until 1130 PM EST.
* At 1036 PM EST, a cold front was located along a line extending
from near Rock Hall to near Washington Key Bridge, moving east at
50 knots.
HAZARD...Wind shift from southwest to west and sudden onset of
wind gusts 34 knots or greater.
SOURCE...Multiple observed wind gusts in the Baltimore area.
IMPACT...Boaters in small craft could be thrown overboard by
suddenly higher winds and waves capsizing their vessel.
* Locations impacted include...
Choptank River, Knapps Narrows Bridge, Tilghman Island, Blackwalnut
Point, Chesapeake Beach, Greenbury Point, North Beach, Shady Side,
Herring Bay, Highland Beach, Sandy Point State Park, Bloody Point
Light, Matapeake, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, James Island, Thomas Point
Light, Poplar Island, Flag Harbor, Eastern Bay, and Mayo.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected.
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LAT...LON 3863 7625 3857 7631 3851 7622 3845 7647
3870 7655 3897 7649 3902 7639 3899 7633
3884 7637 3885 7636 3886 7633 3893 7628
3867 7634 3873 7632 3877 7631 3872 7630
3859 7606
TIME...MOT...LOC 0336Z 287DEG 51KT 3914 7614 3897 7706
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
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