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 1245 AM EDT.
* At 1119 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Saint Clements Bay to 6 nm south of Nomini Bay to 8
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...
Hooper Island Light, Smith Island, Piney Point, Crisfield, Deep
Hole, Mouth Of The Potomac River, Solomons Island, Nanticoke River
Mouth, Southwest Middle Grounds, Ewell, Point Lookout, Tall
Timbers, Tangier Sound, Saint George Island, Honga River, Fishing
Bay, Point No Point, Bivalve, The Targets, and Richland Point Buoy.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected.
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HAIL...0.00IN;
WIND...>34KTS