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
909 PM EDT Sat Jun 14 2025

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...
  Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA...

* Until 1115 PM EDT.

* At 909 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 8 nm south of Nomini Bay to near Yeocomico River to
  near Smith Point, moving northeast at 10 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...
  Yeocomico River, Breton Bay, Saint Clements Bay, Smith Island,
  Piney Point, Deep Hole, Mouth Of The Potomac River, Southwest
  Middle Grounds, Ewell, Point Lookout, Tall Timbers, Tangier Sound,
  Coltons Point, Nomini Bay, Coles Point, Saint George Island, Point
  No Point, The Targets, Richland Point Buoy, and White Point Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected.

&&

LAT...LON 3803 7651 3815 7661 3817 7681 3826 7677
      3823 7659 3807 7633 3825 7641 3822 7583
      3814 7596 3814 7579 3806 7587 3807 7583
      3807 7580 3808 7578 3803 7587 3790 7593
      3789 7624
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 226DEG 11KT 3802 7674 3797 7647 3782 7628

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

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