Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
809
WHUS51 KLWX 092313
SMWLWX
ANZ533-534-541-543-092345-
/O.NEW.KLWX.MA.W.0138.260709T2313Z-260709T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
713 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  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...
  Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth
  Island...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 713 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Tilghman Island to 6 nm east of Taylors Island
  to near The Targets, moving east at 25 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...
  Choptank River, Taylors Island, Hooper Island Light, Blackwalnut
  Point, Honga River, Richland Point Buoy, and Tilghman Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3860 7616 3863 7617 3860 7621 3863 7625
      3857 7631 3853 7627 3856 7621 3850 7622
      3823 7606 3823 7637 3846 7632 3849 7628
      3850 7632 3873 7636 3867 7634 3870 7633
      3874 7622 3868 7621 3859 7605
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 265DEG 24KT 3870 7628 3845 7616 3825 7633

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

$$

KR