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
210 PM EST Wed Mar 5 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...
  Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth
  Island...

* Until 300 PM EST.

* At 210 PM EST, showers with strong winds were located along a line
  extending from Tilghman Island to Taylors Island to Solomons
  Island, moving northeast at 40 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, Eastern Bay, Blackwalnut Point, Herring Bay, Dares
  Beach, Bloody Point Light, Flag Harbor, Calvert Cliffs, James
  Island, Poplar Island, Tilghman Island, Shady Side, Deale, and
  Taylors Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3861 7627 3857 7631 3851 7621 3848 7633
      3838 7626 3839 7621 3838 7621 3835 7638
      3850 7652 3882 7653 3891 7637 3884 7637
      3896 7624 3868 7635 3867 7634 3875 7632
      3877 7631 3859 7605
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 226DEG 41KT 3871 7636 3846 7632 3832 7642

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

$$

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