XOUS51 KWBC 260012 CAPLWX NWS-IDP-PROD-4411542-3676870 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 2020-08-25T20:12:00-04:00 Actual Alert Public IPAWSv1.0 en-US Met Special Marine Warning Avoid Immediate Severe Likely SAME SMW NationalWeatherService MAW 2020-08-25T20:12:00-04:00 2020-08-25T20:12:00-04:00 2020-08-25T21:45:00-04:00 NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC Special Marine Warning issued August 25 at 8:12PM EDT until August 25 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC 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... Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD... Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island... Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA... * Until 945 PM EDT. * At 812 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Chesapeake Beach to 13 nm northeast of Port Tobacco River, moving southeast at 30 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, Deep Hole, Solomons Island, Southwest Middle Grounds, Cuckold Creek, Town Creek, Point Lookout, Drum Point, Point No Point, Flag Harbor, Calvert Cliffs, The Targets and Richland Point Buoy. Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects. http://www.weather.gov eventMotionDescription 2020-08-25T20:12:00.000-04:00...storm...298DEG...32KT...38.68,-76.65 38.57,-76.79 hailSize 0.00 VTEC /O.NEW.KLWX.MA.W.0281.200826T0012Z-200826T0145Z/ EAS-ORG WXR PIL LWXSMWLWX BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM eventEndingTime 2020-08-25T21:45:00-04:00 Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD; Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA; Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD; Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA; Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island 37.99,-76.27 38.08,-76.37 38.07,-76.33 38.25,-76.42 38.29,-76.4 38.28,-76.46 38.39,-76.58 38.42,-76.52 38.34,-76.43 38.38,-76.4 38.5,-76.52 38.55,-76.53 38.48,-76.33 38.37,-76.28 38.36,-76.24 38.32,-76.26 38.18,-76.09 38.11,-76.09 38.04,-76.04 37.97,-76.05 37.99,-76.27 UGC ANZ542 UGC ANZ534 UGC ANZ533 UGC ANZ537 UGC ANZ543 SAME 073542 SAME 073534 SAME 073533 SAME 073537 SAME 073543