Special Marine Warning for Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA
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For the following areas... Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA... At 1211 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Honga River to near Ewell, moving northeast at 45 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Observed wind. IMPACT...Boaters in small craft...
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For the following areas... Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA... At 1211 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Honga River to near Ewell, moving northeast at 45 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... Yeocomico River, Mouth Of The Potomac River, Point Lookout, and Saint George Island.
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Special Marine Warning issued July 22 at 12:11AM EDT until July 22 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
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Special Marine Warning issued July 21 at 11:55PM EDT until July 22 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
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Special Marine Warning issued July 21 at 11:25PM EDT until July 22 at 1:00AM 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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