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
746 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD...
  Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River...

* Until 915 PM EDT.

* At 746 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Herring Bay,
  moving southeast at 20 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, North Beach, Herring Bay, Blackwalnut Point, James
  Island, Tilghman Island, Chesapeake Beach, and Taylors Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 3857 7607 3863 7625 3857 7631 3853 7627
      3856 7621 3851 7621 3849 7633 3858 7654
      3875 7654 3876 7652 3872 7652 3873 7634
      3867 7634 3876 7632 3877 7631 3878 7629
      3871 7627 3877 7624 3868 7621 3859 7605
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 299DEG 20KT 3872 7649

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

$$

BJL