Special Marine Warning issued April 19 at 6:43AM EDT until April 19 at 8:45AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Details

SMWLWX

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD...
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD...
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River...
Eastern Bay...
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD...

* Until 845 AM EDT.

* At 642 AM EDT, gust fronts were located along a line extending from
8 nm west of Fort Smallwood State Park to 10 nm east of Tidal Basin
to 6 nm east of Indian Head, moving east at 35 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...
Choptank River, Greenwell State Park, Saint Leonard Creek, Knapps
Narrows Bridge, Tilghman Island, Blackwalnut Point, Solomons
Island, Cuckold Creek, Town Creek, North Beach, Drum Point, Herring
Bay, Sandy Point State Park, Bloody Point Light, Matapeake,
Chesapeake Bay Bridge, James Island, Calvert Cliffs, Thomas Point
Light, and Poplar Island.