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 1030 PM EDT.
* At 854 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Smith Point,
moving east at 25 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...
Yeocomico River, Smith Island, Crisfield, Deep Hole, Mouth Of The
Potomac River, Nanticoke River Mouth, Southwest Middle Grounds,
Ewell, Point Lookout, Tangier Sound, Honga River, Bivalve, and Deal
Island.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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HAIL...0.00IN;
WIND...>34KTS
