Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
440 PM EDT Sun Jul 27 2025

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD...
  Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD...
  Chester River to Queenstown MD...
  Eastern Bay...
  Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 440 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 10 nm northwest of
  Fort Smallwood State Park, moving southeast at 25 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...
  Fort Smallwood State Park, Parsons Island, Pinehurst, North Point
  State Park, Hart Miller Island, Chester River, Eastern Bay, Gibson
  Island, Bodkin Point, Tolchester Beach, Back River, Greenbury
  Point, Miles River, Love Point, Sandy Point State Park, Baltimore
  Light, Severn River, Matapeake, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, and
  Sevenfoot Knoll.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected.

&&

LAT...LON 3926 7622 3915 7628 3914 7628 3900 7617
      3897 7625 3879 7619 3878 7621 3886 7633
      3895 7631 3890 7630 3892 7625 3904 7630
      3888 7636 3898 7649 3902 7641 3913 7645
      3926 7665 3930 7660 3922 7649 3931 7640
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 310DEG 25KT 3926 7668

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

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