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Special Marine Warning issued September 4 at 5:18PM 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
In effect until: Sep 4, 2026, 10:15 PM
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
Likely impact; effects through 10:15 PM.
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.
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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... * Until 615 PM EDT. * At 517 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 nm southeast of Fort Washington to 9 nm northeast of Port Tobacco River to near Popes Creek, moving southeast 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... Greenwell State Park, Hooper Island Light, Saint Leonard Creek, Solomons Island, Cuckold Creek, Town Creek, Drum Point, Dares Beach, James Island, Calvert Cliffs, Flag Harbor, The Targets, Richland Point Buoy, and Taylors Island.
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Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service / NOAA · Translation: WeatherTranslate™