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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
539 PM EDT Tue Apr 15 2025

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD...
  Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD...
  Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD...
  Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD...
  Chester River to Queenstown MD...
  Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River...
  Eastern Bay...
  Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 539 PM EDT, a gust front was located along a line extending
  from 27 nm west of Middle River to 13 nm north of Key Bridge to 17
  nm northwest of Alexandria, moving east at 45 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...
  Choptank River, Kent Narrows Bridge, North Point State Park,
  Magothy River, Rock Hall, Chester River, Eastern Bay, Dobbins
  Island, Blackwalnut Point, Pooles Island, Sandy Point State Park,
  Northeast River, Bloody Point Light, Thomas Point Light, Poplar
  Island, Parsons Island, Fort Smallwood State Park, Pinehurst,
  Knapps Narrows Bridge, and Hart Miller Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3945 7601 3946 7586 3945 7586 3939 7604
      3936 7588 3932 7618 3879 7619 3885 7627
      3875 7634 3859 7605 3853 7653 3902 7641
      3926 7665 3923 7643 3944 7625 3945 7628
      3947 7624 3947 7622 3936 7625 3960 7595
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 280DEG 43KT 3935 7703 3913 7714 3895 7742

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

$$

DHOF