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
328 PM EDT Wed Jun 25 2025

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD...
  Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 327 PM EDT, a gust front was located along a line extending
  from 7 nm northwest of Key Bridge to near Alexandria to 9 nm
  northwest of Mason Neck State Park, moving east at 15 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...
  Potomac Creek, Widewater, Leesylvania State Park, Smallwood State
  Park, National Harbor, Quantico, Fort Washington, Tidal Basin,
  Reagan National Airport, Gunston Hall, Mason Neck State Park,
  Woodrow Wilson Bridge, Indian Head, Key Bridge, Occoquan Bay, Fort
  Hunt, Brent Point, Fairview Beach, and Alexandria.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Storms may
develop along the boundary, causing a threat for lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3850 7733 3866 7724 3866 7719 3864 7719
      3865 7716 3870 7720 3873 7706 3890 7708
      3891 7705 3885 7700 3870 7700 3867 7708
      3862 7709 3851 7724 3839 7723 3841 7718
      3833 7723 3833 7729 3841 7733
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 284DEG 13KT 3901 7714 3886 7712 3877 7731

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

$$

BJL