XOUS51 KWBC 252258 CAPLWX NWS-IDP-PROD-4411383-3676752 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 2020-08-25T18:58:00-04:00 Actual Update Public IPAWSv1.0 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,NWS-IDP-PROD-4411360-3676734,2020-08-25T18:46:00-04:00 en-US Met Special Marine Warning Avoid Immediate Severe Likely SAME NWS NationalWeatherService MAW 2020-08-25T18:58:00-04:00 2020-08-25T18:58:00-04:00 2020-08-25T20:45:00-04:00 NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC Special Marine Warning issued August 25 at 6:58PM EDT until August 25 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC For the following areas... Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA... Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD... Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD... At 658 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Key Bridge to 36 nm northwest of Leesylvania State Park, moving southeast at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts of up to 50 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Boaters could easily be thrown overboard by suddenly higher wind and waves capsizing their vessel. Boats could suffer significant damage in high winds. Locations impacted include... Potomac Creek, Nanjemoy Creek, National Harbor, Quantico, Fort Washington, Tidal Basin, Reagan National Airport, Swan Point, Coltons Point, Gunston Hall, Occoquan Bay, Popes Creek, Saint Clements Bay, Maryland Point, Port Tobacco River, Colonial Beach, Leesylvania State Park, Cobb Island, Mathias Point and U.S. 301 Nice Memorial Bridge. Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. http://www.weather.gov eventMotionDescription 2020-08-25T18:58:00.000-04:00...storm...318DEG...26KT...38.93,-77.18 38.84,-77.95 hailSize 0.00 windGust 50 knots NWSheadline A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT VTEC /O.CON.KLWX.MA.W.0279.000000T0000Z-200826T0045Z/ PIL LWXMWSLWX BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM eventEndingTime 2020-08-25T20:45:00-04:00 Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD; Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD; Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA 38.49,-77.33 38.67,-77.24 38.64,-77.19 38.65,-77.16 38.7,-77.2 38.73,-77.06 38.91,-77.05 38.85,-77 38.73,-77 38.51,-77.25 38.39,-77.23 38.46,-77.01 38.34,-76.95 38.27,-76.84 38.25,-76.72 38.16,-76.74 38.21,-76.95 38.38,-77.06 38.33,-77.17 38.34,-77.3 38.49,-77.33 UGC ANZ535 UGC ANZ536 UGC ANZ537 SAME 073535 SAME 073536 SAME 073537