####018001281#### FZUS71 KLWX 150250 MWSLWX Marine Weather Statement National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1050 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2024 ANZ531-532-539-540-150345- 1050 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2024 A Marine Weather Statement has been issued for the following areas... Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD... Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD... Chester River to Queenstown MD... Eastern Bay... At 1049 PM EDT, recent buoy data showed an abrupt to shift to northerly winds, accompanied by gusts up to 20 to 25 knots. This gust front was located along a line extending from 24 nm north of Key Bridge to 15 nm northwest of Fort Smallwood Park to near Hart Miller Island, moving southeast at 20 knots. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Mariners can expect gusty winds to around 20 to 25 knots, an abrupt wind shift to northerly, locally higher waves, and lightning strikes. Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until these storms pass. && LAT...LON 3900 7617 3897 7622 3898 7624 3897 7625 3896 7624 3896 7626 3898 7628 3904 7630 3902 7632 3899 7633 3896 7635 3898 7640 3902 7641 3913 7645 3914 7626 3903 7624 3901 7622 $$ BRO