Special Marine Warning for Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD; Eastern Bay
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For the following areas... Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD... Eastern Bay... At 236 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Miles River to near Eastern Bay to near Herring Bay, moving east at 10 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Observed...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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Bulletin details
For the following areas... Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD... Eastern Bay... At 236 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Miles River to near Eastern Bay to near Herring Bay, moving east at 10 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Observed wind. IMPACT...Boaters in small craft could be thrown overboard by suddenly higher winds and waves capsizing their vessel. Locations impacted include... Parsons Island, Miles River, Bloody Point Light, Poplar Island, Eastern Bay, and Shady Side.
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Special Marine Warning issued August 3 at 2:36PM EDT until August 3 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
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Special Marine Warning issued August 3 at 2:05PM EDT until August 3 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
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Special Marine Warning issued August 3 at 1:08PM EDT until August 3 at 3:15PM 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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