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