Special Marine Warning for Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD; Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA; Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD +1 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA, Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD, Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD, Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island
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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 Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA... Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD... Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD... Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.
Full official description
Bulletin details
SMWLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA... Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD... Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD... Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island... * Until 315 PM EDT. * At 217 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Choptank River to 6 nm northwest of Flag Harbor to 8 nm south of Fort Washington, moving south at 35 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Buoy. IMPACT...Boaters in small craft could be thrown overboard by suddenly higher winds and waves capsizing their vessel. * Locations impacted include... Hooper Island Light, Deep Hole, Solomons Island, Nanticoke River Mouth, Cuckold Creek, Tangier Sound, Town Creek, Drum Point, Honga River, Fishing Bay, Point No Point, The Targets, Richland Point Buoy, and Deal Island.
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- Alert
Special Marine Warning issued September 2 at 2:18PM EDT until September 2 at 3:15PM 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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