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Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
593 WHUS51 KLWX 252017 SMWLWX ANZ533-534-541>543-252215- /O.NEW.KLWX.MA.W.0151.240725T2017Z-240725T2215Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 417 PM EDT Thu Jul 25 2024 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... Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD... Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island... * Until 615 PM EDT. * At 416 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Broomes Island, moving southeast 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... Greenwell State Park, Hooper Island Light, Saint Leonard Creek, Solomons Island, Cuckold Creek, Town Creek, Drum Point, Honga River, Flag Harbor, James Island, Calvert Cliffs, The Targets, Richland Point Buoy, and Taylors Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. && LAT...LON 3817 7637 3829 7640 3828 7647 3839 7658 3842 7652 3834 7643 3838 7640 3848 7650 3855 7629 3850 7626 3848 7633 3837 7628 3838 7627 3831 7622 3840 7623 3840 7622 3839 7622 3827 7615 3831 7612 3827 7608 TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 303DEG 12KT 3842 7666 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ Belak