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...
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD...
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth
Island...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 330 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Greenwell
State Park, 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...
Greenwell State Park, Hooper Island Light, Solomons Island,
Nanticoke River Mouth, Cuckold Creek, Town Creek, Drum Point, Honga
River, Fishing Bay, Calvert Cliffs, The Targets, Richland Point
Buoy, Bivalve, and Deal Island.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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HAIL...0.00IN;
WIND...>34KTS
