Special Marine Warning for Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD; Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD; Eastern Bay +2 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD, Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD, Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River, Eastern Bay, Patuxent River to Broomes 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 from North Beach to Drum Point MD... Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD... Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River... Eastern Bay... Patuxent River to Broomes...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Full official description
Bulletin details
SMWLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD... Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD... Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River... Eastern Bay... Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD... * Until 430 PM EDT. * At 257 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Broomes Island, moving northeast at 20 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... Choptank River, Eastern Bay, Blackwalnut Point, James Island, Poplar Island, Tilghman Island, Taylors Island, and Chesapeake Beach.
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- Alert
Special Marine Warning issued August 2 at 2:57PM EDT until August 2 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
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Source and limitations
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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