Special Marine Warning for Waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE from 20 to 60 NM
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What is happening
For the following areas... Waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE from 20 to 60 NM... At 451 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located 22 nm east of Chicken Bone, moving east at 35 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts to 40 knots, and large hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated....
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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Bulletin details
For the following areas... Waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE from 20 to 60 NM... At 451 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located 22 nm east of Chicken Bone, moving east at 35 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts to 40 knots, and large hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in structural damage. The severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly open waters.
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Special Marine Warning issued July 21 at 4:51PM EDT until July 21 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
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Special Marine Warning issued July 21 at 4:06PM EDT until July 21 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Mount Holly NJ. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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