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
854 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 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...
  Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth
  Island...
  Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA...

* Until 1030 PM EDT.

* At 854 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Smith Point,
  moving east 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...
  Yeocomico River, Smith Island, Crisfield, Deep Hole, Mouth Of The
  Potomac River, Nanticoke River Mouth, Southwest Middle Grounds,
  Ewell, Point Lookout, Tangier Sound, Honga River, Bivalve, and Deal
  Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

&&

LAT...LON 3803 7652 3806 7653 3807 7633 3831 7614
      3827 7615 3824 7595 3836 7586 3835 7586
      3823 7582 3814 7596 3814 7579 3806 7587
      3807 7580 3807 7579 3808 7578 3790 7591
      3789 7624
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 249DEG 23KT 3787 7636

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

$$

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