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Special Marine Warning issued April 19 at 7:29AM EDT until April 19 at 8:45AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD; Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD; Eastern Bay; Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River; Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD Source: NOAA / NWS

Détails

For the following areas...
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...

At 729 AM EDT, a front was located along a line extending from near
Chester River to near Knapps Narrows Bridge to Flag Harbor, moving
east at 35 knots.

HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

SOURCE...Observed wind.

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.

Recommandations

Seek safe shelter...mariners can expect gusty winds and increasing
waves.