SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 228 REMAINS VALID UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD

CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA

TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA

PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD
EASTERN BAY
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

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...
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...
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA...

* Until 1000 PM EDT.

* At 823 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Saint Inigoes
Creek, moving northeast at 20 knots.

HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
Yeocomico River, Greenwell State Park, Hooper Island Light, Saint
Leonard Creek, Piney Point, Mouth Of The Potomac River, Solomons
Island, Cuckold Creek, Town Creek, Point Lookout, Tall Timbers,
Drum Point, Honga River, Saint George Island, Point No Point, Flag
Harbor, Calvert Cliffs, James Island, The Targets, and Richland
Point Buoy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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HAIL...<.75IN;
WIND...>34KTS

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.

* WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from North Beach MD to Smith Point VA,
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA, and
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth
Island.

* WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight.

* 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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