Severe Coastal Hazard

Special Marine Warning issued May 13 at 9:07PM EDT until May 13 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD; Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD; Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor; Chester River to Queenstown MD Source: NOAA / NWS

Details

For the following areas...
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...

At 906 PM EDT, a front was located along a line extending from 10 nm
north of Havre De Grace to near Fort Smallwood State Park, moving
east at 35 knots.

HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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, Aberdeen Proving
Ground, North Point State Park, Magothy River, Hart Miller Island,
Rock Hall, Dobbins Island, Gibson Island, Bodkin Point, Tolchester
Beach, Worton Point, Pooles Island, Spesutie Island, Love Point,
Gunpowder River, Baltimore Light, Northeast River, and Sevenfoot
Knoll.

Recommendations

Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

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