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
527 PM EDT Wed Jun 25 2025

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA...
  Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD...
  Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD...

* Until 700 PM EDT.

* At 526 PM EDT, thunderstorms and a gust front were located near
  Flag Harbor, moving southeast at 15 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...
  Cuckold Creek, Greenwell State Park, Town Creek, Hooper Island
  Light, Saint Leonard Creek, Drum Point, Dares Beach, Flag Harbor,
  Calvert Cliffs, The Targets, Solomons Island, and Richland Point
  Buoy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3825 7642 3829 7640 3828 7647 3838 7658
      3839 7658 3842 7652 3834 7643 3835 7643
      3838 7640 3850 7652 3859 7653 3859 7636
      3847 7633 3837 7628 3836 7624 3835 7627
      3832 7626 3828 7619 3820 7616 3818 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 308DEG 16KT 3853 7658

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

$$

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