Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
106 WHUS51 KLWX 121814 SMWLWX ANZ533-534-537-541-543-121915- /O.NEW.KLWX.MA.W.0121.240712T1814Z-240712T1915Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 214 PM EDT Fri Jul 12 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... Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island... Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA... * Until 315 PM EDT. * At 214 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Point No Point, moving northeast at 30 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... Honga River, Point No Point, Hooper Island Light, 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 3808 7645 3811 7644 3807 7633 3825 7641 3828 7640 3829 7640 3829 7641 3867 7617 3861 7611 3860 7605 3840 7622 3832 7615 3832 7620 3831 7613 3827 7615 3829 7608 3836 7601 3835 7601 3804 7630 TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 203DEG 29KT 3812 7631 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ Belak