Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
026 WHUS51 KLWX 170118 SMWLWX ANZ531-532-539-540-170315- /O.NEW.KLWX.MA.W.0132.240717T0118Z-240717T0315Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 918 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD... Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD... Chester River to Queenstown MD... Eastern Bay... * Until 1115 PM EDT. * At 917 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 16 nm northwest of Fort Smallwood Park to 15 nm north of Tidal Basin to 6 nm northwest of Key Bridge, moving east 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... Magothy River, Chester River, Eastern Bay, Greenbury Point, Shady Side, Herring Bay, Highland Beach, Sandy Point State Park, Severn River, Bloody Point Light, Thomas Point Light, Poplar Island, Parsons Island, Pinehurst, Gibson Island, Bodkin Point, Miles River, Love Point, Naval Academy, and Baltimore Light. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. && LAT...LON 3889 7637 3884 7638 3884 7637 3894 7628 3892 7625 3896 7625 3894 7621 3879 7619 3885 7627 3875 7634 3874 7654 3899 7649 3902 7641 3905 7646 3913 7645 3915 7648 3915 7628 3902 7621 3901 7621 3901 7620 TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 272DEG 22KT 3927 7681 3914 7698 3896 7718 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ KR