Special Marine Warning for Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD
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- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD
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What is happening
SMWLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD... * Until 415 PM EDT. * At 313 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 nm north of Gunpowder River, moving east at 35 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 48 knots....
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Bulletin details
SMWLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD... * Until 415 PM EDT. * At 313 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 nm north of Gunpowder River, moving east at 35 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 48 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Boaters could easily be thrown overboard by suddenly higher wind and waves capsizing their vessel. Boats could suffer significant damage in high winds. * Locations impacted include... Northeast River, Turkey Point, Spesutie Island, Aberdeen Proving Ground, and Havre De Grace.
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Special Marine Warning issued August 10 at 3:13PM EDT until August 10 at 4:15PM 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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