...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM EDT...

For the following areas...
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...
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD...
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island...

At 152 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near James Island to near Solomons Island, moving east
at 40 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...
Hooper Island Light, Solomons Island, Nanticoke River Mouth, Cuckold
Creek, Town Creek, Drum Point, Honga River, Fishing Bay, Flag Harbor,
James Island, Calvert Cliffs, The Targets, Bivalve, Richland Point
Buoy, and Taylors Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

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

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA...
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth
Island...
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA...

* Until 315 AM EDT.

* At 148 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Solomons Island to 13 nm southwest of Yeocomico
River, moving east 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...
Ewell, Point Lookout, Tangier Sound, Smith Island, Mouth Of The
Potomac River, Deep Hole, Point No Point, The Targets, Nanticoke
River Mouth, Southwest Middle Grounds, Deal Island, and Crisfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 10 to 15 kts gusts up to 25 kts expected.

* WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island MD to Smith Point
VA, Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA,
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River,
and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding
Bloodsworth Island.

* WHEN...Until 4 AM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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