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
1031 PM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD...

* Until midnight EDT.

* At 1031 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 34 nm northwest of Gunpowder River to 28 nm
  northwest of Middle River, moving east at 70 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...
  Northeast River, Turkey Point, Spesutie Island, and Aberdeen
  Proving Ground.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3958 7594 3949 7597 3945 7584 3946 7594
      3940 7601 3936 7588 3936 7591 3937 7593
      3936 7594 3937 7596 3937 7597 3936 7597
      3936 7599 3937 7599 3937 7611 3938 7617
      3945 7609 3946 7611
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 267DEG 68KT 3981 7684 3954 7700

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

$$

BRO