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
335 PM EDT Sat May 31 2025

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth
  Island...

* Until 430 PM EDT.

* At 335 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Tangier
  Sound, moving east at 15 knots.

  HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 48 knots and large hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Boaters could easily be thrown overboard by suddenly
           higher wind and waves capsizing their vessel. Boats could
           suffer significant damage in high winds and hail.

* Locations impacted include...
  Tangier Sound and Crisfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until this storm passes.
Wind gusts in excess of 48 knots, large hail, high waves, dangerous
lightning, and heavy rain are possible with this storm.

&&

LAT...LON 3802 7584 3803 7587 3797 7590 3798 7587
      3796 7586 3796 7589 3790 7591 3790 7603
      3802 7602 3797 7600 3801 7598 3803 7602
      3804 7600 3804 7601 3803 7603 3808 7603
      3810 7587 3806 7587 3808 7578
TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 272DEG 17KT 3800 7594

HAIL...>.75IN
WIND...48KTS

$$

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