XOUS51 KWBC 260038 CAPLWX NWS-IDP-PROD-4411619-3676930 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 2020-08-25T20:38:00-04:00 Actual Update Public IPAWSv1.0 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,NWS-IDP-PROD-4411502-3676842,2020-08-25T19:53:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,NWS-IDP-PROD-4411470-3676816,2020-08-25T19:37:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,NWS-IDP-PROD-4411520-3676856,2020-08-25T20:01:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,NWS-IDP-PROD-4411610-3676926,2020-08-25T20:33:00-04:00 en-US Met Special Marine Warning Avoid Immediate Severe Likely SAME NWS NationalWeatherService MAW 2020-08-25T20:38:00-04:00 2020-08-25T20:38:00-04:00 2020-08-25T21:00:00-04:00 NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC Special Marine Warning issued August 25 at 8:38PM EDT until August 25 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC For the following areas... Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD... Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD... Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River... Eastern Bay... At 838 PM EDT, dangerous thunderstorms with a history of producing measured wind gusts to 63 knots were located along a line extending from near Miles River to near James Island, moving east at 40 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 65 knots. SOURCE...Observed wind. 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... Choptank River, Knapps Narrows Bridge, Tilghman Island, Eastern Bay, Blackwalnut Point, Greenbury Point, Highland Beach, Sandy Point State Park, Severn River, Dares Beach, Romancoke, Bloody Point Light, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Matapeake, Thomas Point Light, James Island, Poplar Island, Naval Academy, Annapolis and Shady Side. 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 2020-08-25T20:38:00.000-04:00...storm...288DEG...40KT...38.83,-76.26 38.5,-76.39 hailSize 0.00 windGust 65 knots NWSheadline A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT VTEC /O.CON.KLWX.MA.W.0280.000000T0000Z-200826T0100Z/ PIL LWXMWSLWX BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM eventEndingTime 2020-08-25T21:00:00-04:00 Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD; Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD; Eastern Bay; Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River 38.6,-76.05 38.63,-76.29 38.59,-76.26 38.57,-76.31 38.53,-76.2 38.5,-76.33 38.46,-76.32 38.54,-76.53 38.98,-76.49 39.02,-76.4 39,-76.33 38.84,-76.37 38.86,-76.36 38.95,-76.31 38.9,-76.3 38.92,-76.25 38.67,-76.34 38.78,-76.28 38.72,-76.3 38.6,-76.05 UGC ANZ532 UGC ANZ533 UGC ANZ540 UGC ANZ541 SAME 073532 SAME 073533 SAME 073540 SAME 073541