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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC

1017 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024



The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a



* Special Marine Warning for...

  Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA...

  Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth

  Island...

  Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA...

  Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD...



* Until 1115 PM EDT.



* At 1016 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line

  extending from near Saint Marys River to near Smith Point, moving

  northeast at 40 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...

  Breton Bay, Saint Clements Bay, Smith Island, Piney Point,

  Crisfield, Mouth Of The Potomac River, Deep Hole, Nanticoke River

  Mouth, Southwest Middle Grounds, Ewell, Point Lookout, Tall

  Timbers, Tangier Sound, Coltons Point, Nomini Bay, Coles Point,

  Saint George Island, Point No Point, The Targets, and White Point

  Beach.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.



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LAT...LON 3815 7661 3817 7685 3826 7677 3823 7659

      3807 7633 3823 7640 3822 7603 3829 7591

      3823 7582 3813 7596 3814 7579 3807 7587

      3806 7587 3806 7580 3808 7578 3807 7578

      3790 7591 3789 7624

TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 246DEG 42KT 3825 7648 3783 7633 



HAIL...0.00IN

WIND...>34KTS



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CJL