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
426 PM EDT Sun Jun 22 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 north of Pooles Island MD...
  Chester River to Queenstown MD...
  Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor...

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 426 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Havre De Grace to 16 nm southeast of Worton
  Point, moving south at 25 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...
  Fort Smallwood State Park, Pinehurst, Turkey Point, North Point
  State Park, Magothy River, Hart Miller Island, Rock Hall, Dobbins
  Island, Gibson Island, Bodkin Point, Tolchester Beach, Pooles
  Island, Spesutie Island, Love Point, Gunpowder River, Sandy Point
  State Park, Baltimore Light, Northeast River, Sevenfoot Knoll, and
  Aberdeen Proving Ground.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 3959 7593 3949 7597 3954 7587 3945 7584
      3940 7601 3936 7588 3932 7619 3901 7622
      3901 7621 3900 7617 3900 7644 3902 7641
      3926 7665 3923 7643 3941 7637 3948 7622
      3937 7622
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 021DEG 23KT 3957 7617 3918 7587

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

$$

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