SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 335 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST MARYLAND

DORCHESTER            SOMERSET              WICOMICO
WORCESTER

IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 27 COUNTIES

IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA

CHARLES CITY          ESSEX                 KING WILLIAM
KING AND QUEEN        NEW KENT              RICHMOND
WESTMORELAND

IN EASTERN VIRGINIA

LANCASTER             MATHEWS               MIDDLESEX
NORTHAMPTON           NORTHUMBERLAND

IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA

ACCOMACK              CITY OF CHESAPEAKE    CITY OF HAMPTON
CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS  CITY OF NORFOLK       CITY OF POQUOSON
CITY OF PORTSMOUTH    CITY OF SUFFOLK
CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH                      CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG
GLOUCESTER            ISLE OF WIGHT         JAMES CITY
SURRY                 YORK

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BACONS CASTLE, BARHAM, BARNETTS,
BAVON, BOOTH FORK, BOTTOMS BRIDGE, BOWERS HILL, BRAYS FORK,
BROWNS CORNER, BUSCH GARDENS, CAMBRIDGE, CAPE CHARLES, CARET,
CENTER CROSS, CENTERVILLE, CHAMPLAIN, CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT,
CHINCOTEAGUE, CHIPPOKES STATE PARK, CHRISTENSONS CORNER, CLANCIE,
COLONIAL BEACH, CRISFIELD, CROAKER, DEEP CREEK, DRAGONVILLE,
DUNBROOKE, DUNNSVILLE, EWELL, EXMORE, FENTRESS, FIVE FORKS,
GLOUCESTER POINT, GREAT BRIDGE, GREENBACKVILLE, GREENBRIER,
GRESSIT, GROVE, GWALTNEY CORNER, HAMPTON,
HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE, HORNTOWN, HOWERTONS, KILMARNOCK,
KING AND QUEEN COURT HOUSE, LANCASTER, LEWISETTA,
LITTLE PLYMOUTH, MASCOT, MATTAPONI, MOUNT PLEASANT, MOUNTCASTLE,
NEW CHURCH, NEW KENT AIRPORT, NEW POINT, NEW POINT COMFORT,
NEWPORT NEWS, NORFOLK, OCEAN CITY, ONANCOCK, ORAPAX FARMS, PEARY,
POOLESVILLE, POQUOSON, PORTSMOUTH, PRINCESS ANNE, QUINTON,
ROXBURY, SALISBURY, SMITHFIELD, SUFFOLK, TALLEYSVILLE, URBANNA,
VIRGINIA BEACH, WARSAW, WAYSIDE, WEST POINT, WILLIAMSBURG,
AND YORKTOWN.

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 900 PM EDT.

* At 728 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 nm northwest of
Urbanna Inlet, moving northeast 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...
Ewell, Tangier Sound, Smith Island, Crisfield, Nanticoke River
Mouth, Bivalve, Southwest Middle Grounds, and Deal Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&


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...
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...
Chester River to Queenstown MD...
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River...
Eastern Bay...
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD...
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth
Island...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 727 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 nm south of Fort Washington to Nomini Bay, moving
northeast 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...
Choptank River, Hooper Island Light, Kent Narrows Bridge, Magothy
River, Eastern Bay, Blackwalnut Point, Greenbury Point, Herring
Bay, Highland Beach, Sandy Point State Park, Severn River, Point No
Point, Bloody Point Light, Thomas Point Light, Calvert Cliffs, The
Targets, Richland Point Buoy, Poplar Island, Pinehurst, and Gibson
Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&


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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.

* WHERE...Tidal Potomac River from Key Bridge to Smith Point VA,
and Chesapeake Bay and adjoining estuaries north of Smith
Point VA.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM EDT Monday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level
expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal
waterways.

* WHERE...Dorchester, Wicomico and Somerset Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...Shallow flooding is possible in the most vulnerable
locations near the waterfront and shoreline.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

&&

Time of high total tides are approximate to the nearest hour.

CAMBRIDGE MD
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.5 FT, MODERATE 4.0 FT, MAJOR 4.5 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.5 FT, MODERATE 2.0 FT, MAJOR 2.5 FT

TOTAL      TOTAL    DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME    TIDE       TIDE     FROM NORM   WAVES    FLOOD
FT MLLW    FT MHHW       FT       FT      IMPACT
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
14/04 PM     2.3        0.3        0.6       1-2      NONE
15/04 AM     3.2        1.2        0.8        1       NONE
15/04 PM     2.1        0.1        0.4        1       NONE
16/05 AM     2.8        0.8        0.4        1       NONE
16/06 PM     2.2        0.2        0.5        1       NONE
17/06 AM     3.0        1.0        0.6        1       NONE

BISHOPS HEAD MD
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.2 FT, MODERATE 3.7 FT, MAJOR 4.2 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.1 FT, MODERATE 1.6 FT, MAJOR 2.1 FT

TOTAL      TOTAL    DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME    TIDE       TIDE     FROM NORM   WAVES    FLOOD
FT MLLW    FT MHHW       FT       FT      IMPACT
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
15/02 AM     3.4        1.3        0.8        2      MINOR
15/02 PM     2.2        0.1        0.2       1-2      NONE
16/03 AM     3.0        0.9        0.4        1       NONE
16/03 PM     2.5        0.4        0.5        1       NONE
17/03 AM     3.1        1.0        0.6        1       NONE

CRISFIELD MD
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.5 FT, MODERATE 4.0 FT, MAJOR 5.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.3 FT, MODERATE 1.8 FT, MAJOR 2.8 FT

TOTAL      TOTAL    DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME    TIDE       TIDE     FROM NORM   WAVES    FLOOD
FT MLLW    FT MHHW       FT       FT      IMPACT
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
15/01 AM     3.5        1.3        0.9        1      MINOR
15/01 PM     2.1       -0.1        0.5        1       NONE
16/02 AM     3.1        0.9        0.5        1       NONE
16/02 PM     2.2        0.0        0.6        1       NONE
17/03 AM     3.1        0.9        0.6        1       NONE

&&