Marine Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
927 FZUS71 KLWX 100553 MWSLWX Marine Weather Statement National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 153 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024 ANZ533-534-541>543-100645- /O.CON.KLWX.MA.W.0038.000000T0000Z-240510T0645Z/ 153 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024 ...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM EDT... For the following areas... Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA... Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD... Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River... Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD... Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island... At 152 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near James Island to near Solomons Island, moving east at 40 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... Hooper Island Light, Solomons Island, Nanticoke River Mouth, Cuckold Creek, Town Creek, Drum Point, Honga River, Fishing Bay, Flag Harbor, James Island, Calvert Cliffs, The Targets, Bivalve, Richland Point Buoy, and Taylors Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && LAT...LON 3820 7639 3837 7653 3834 7643 3852 7651 3855 7625 3855 7624 3850 7633 3826 7618 3829 7618 3836 7601 3823 7605 3835 7601 3831 7602 3833 7596 3826 7598 3836 7586 3826 7592 3823 7584 TIME...MOT...LOC 0552Z 266DEG 41KT 3851 7629 3826 7645 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ ADS