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Baltimore/Washington - MD, US, National Weather Service

Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD... Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD... Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD... Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD... Chester River to Queenstown MD... Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River... Eastern Bay... Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor... Until 830 PM EDT. At 636 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Magothy River to Deale to 11 nm southwest of Chesapeake Beach, moving east at 20 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... Choptank River, Kent Narrows Bridge, North Point State Park, Magothy River, Rock Hall, Chester River, Eastern Bay, Dobbins Island, Blackwalnut Point, Pooles Island, Herring Bay, Sandy Point State Park, Northeast River, Bloody Point Light, Thomas Point Light, Calvert Cliffs, Poplar Island, Parsons Island, Fort Smallwood State Park, and Pinehurst. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. HAIL...0.00IN; WIND...>34KTS