Special Marine Warning for Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD; Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA; Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River +2 more

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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... Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River... Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD... Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island... * Until 1230 AM EDT. * At 1022 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Chesapeake Beach to 8 nm west of Broomes Island to U.S. 301 Nice Memorial Bridge, moving east at 15 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, Greenwell State Park, Hooper Island Light, Saint Leonard Creek, Nanticoke River Mouth, Cuckold Creek, Drum Point, Honga River, Fishing Bay, James Island, Calvert Cliffs, The Targets, Richland Point Buoy, Bivalve, Flag Harbor, and Taylors Island.