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Special Marine Warning for Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD

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For the following areas... Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD... At 909 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms and a preceding gust front were located along a line extending from 12 nm southeast of Turkey Point to near Aberdeen Proving Ground, moving south at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. Strong...

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Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

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For the following areas... Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD... At 909 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms and a preceding gust front were located along a line extending from 12 nm southeast of Turkey Point to near Aberdeen Proving Ground, moving south at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. Strong winds may arrive ahead of, or without rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Boaters in small craft could be thrown overboard by suddenly higher winds and waves capsizing their vessel. Locations impacted include... Northeast River, Turkey Point, Spesutie Island, Aberdeen Proving Ground, and Havre De Grace.

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3 captured
  1. Update

    Special Marine Warning issued September 1 at 9:10PM EDT until September 1 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

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  2. Update

    Special Marine Warning issued September 1 at 8:40PM EDT until September 1 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

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  3. Alert

    Special Marine Warning issued September 1 at 8:06PM EDT until September 1 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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