Special Marine Warning for Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD; Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD, Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River
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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... Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River... * Until 415 PM EDT. * At 310 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Flag Harbor, moving...
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... Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River... * Until 415 PM EDT. * At 310 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Flag Harbor, moving east at 10 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... James Island, Calvert Cliffs, and Flag Harbor.
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- Alert
Special Marine Warning issued August 3 at 3:11PM EDT until August 3 at 4:15PM 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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