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Special Marine Warning issued September 4 at 12:00AM EDT until September 4
Affecting Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD; Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA; Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River; Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD; Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island
In effect until: Sep 4, 2026, 5:30 AM
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD; Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA; Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River; Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD; Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island
Likely impact; effects through 5:30 AM.
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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SMWLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA... Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD... Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River... Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD... Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island... * Until 130 AM EDT. * At 1200 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Calvert Cliffs to near Deep Hole, 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... Greenwell State Park, Hooper Island Light, Deep Hole, Nanticoke River Mouth, Solomons Island, Cuckold Creek, Town Creek, Taylors Island, Drum Point, Honga River, Fishing Bay, Point No Point, James Island, Calvert Cliffs, Flag Harbor, The Targets, Richland Point Buoy, Bivalve, and Deal Island.
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Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service / NOAA · Translation: WeatherTranslate™