Special Marine Warning for Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA; Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island

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For the following areas... Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA... Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island... At 700 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 19 nm southwest of Slaughter Beach to near Bivalve to near Mouth Of The Potomac River, moving southeast at 40 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts in excess of 48 knots. SOURCE...Observed wind. IMPACT...Boaters could easily be thrown overboard by suddenly higher wind and waves capsizing their vessel. Boats could suffer significant damage in high winds. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Locations impacted include... Honga River, Hooper Island Light, Bivalve, Richland Point Buoy, and Nanticoke River Mouth.