Special Marine Warning for Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD; Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD; Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor

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SMWLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD... Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD... Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor... * Until 730 PM EDT. * At 526 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms and a gust front were located along a line extending from 12 nm west of Fort Smallwood State Park to near Gibson Island to near Chester River to 6 nm east of Kent Narrows Bridge, moving east at 45 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... Fort Smallwood State Park, Turkey Point, North Point State Park, Hart Miller Island, Tolchester Beach, Worton Point, Pooles Island, Spesutie Island, Gunpowder River, Northeast River, Sevenfoot Knoll, Bodkin Point, Havre De Grace, and Aberdeen Proving Ground.