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
852 PM EST Wed Nov 26 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 Sandy Point to North Beach MD...
  Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River...
  Eastern Bay...

* Until 1045 PM EST.

* At 852 PM EST, gust fronts were located along a line extending from
  17 nm northwest of Fort Smallwood State Park to 11 nm northeast of
  Key Bridge to near Reagan National Airport, moving east at 40
  knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

  SOURCE...Surface observations.

  IMPACT...Boaters in small craft could be thrown overboard by
           suddenly higher winds and waves capsizing their vessel.

* Locations impacted include...
  Parsons Island, Choptank River, Knapps Narrows Bridge, Eastern Bay,
  Chesapeake Beach, North Beach, Herring Bay, Dares Beach, Romancoke,
  Bloody Point Light, Matapeake, Flag Harbor, James Island, Thomas
  Point Light, Calvert Cliffs, Poplar Island, Blackwalnut Point,
  Tilghman Island, and Taylors Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3861 7627 3851 7621 3853 7623 3850 7633
      3845 7631 3836 7640 3850 7652 3870 7655
      3902 7641 3896 7635 3884 7637 3892 7634
      3894 7621 3893 7621 3868 7635 3867 7634
      3871 7627 3877 7627 3868 7621 3859 7605
TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 284DEG 40KT 3928 7683 3906 7695 3886 7709

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

$$

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