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
555 PM EDT Wed Jun 26 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...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 555 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near White Point Beach to Yeocomico River to 15 nm
  southwest of Saint George Island, moving east at 20 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 48 knots.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Boaters could easily be thrown overboard by suddenly
           higher wind and waves capsizing their vessel. Boats could
           suffer significant damage in high winds.

* Locations impacted include...
  Deep Hole, Point No Point, and Southwest Middle Grounds.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3791 7627 3801 7629 3805 7633 3808 7633
      3816 7637 3823 7614 3817 7609 3811 7609
      3803 7604 3802 7605 3795 7605 3790 7604
      3789 7624
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 268DEG 18KT 3823 7654 3803 7653 3787 7664

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...48KTS

$$

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