Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
534 WHUS51 KLWX 041954 SMWLWX ANZ536-042200- /O.NEW.KLWX.MA.W.0110.240704T1954Z-240704T2200Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 354 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD... * Until 600 PM EDT. * At 353 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 19 nm southwest of Aquia Creek, 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... Potomac Creek, Widewater, Maryland Point, Nanjemoy Creek, Port Tobacco River, Swan Point, Mathias Point, U.S. 301 Nice Memorial Bridge, Popes Creek, Brent Point, Quantico, Westmoreland State Park, Fairview Beach, Cobb Island, and Dahlgren. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. && LAT...LON 3850 7733 3852 7731 3853 7722 3851 7724 3839 7723 3846 7701 3835 7696 3828 7686 3817 7685 3817 7686 3821 7695 3826 7696 3828 7698 3827 7700 3830 7703 3838 7706 3833 7717 3833 7729 3841 7733 TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 265DEG 27KT 3821 7767 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ DHOF