Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued May 31 at 12:21PM EDT until May 31 at 1:45PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 31, 2025 - 9:21am
Expires:
May 31, 2025 - 10:45am
Description:
SMWLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD...
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD...
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD...
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD...
Chester River to Queenstown MD...
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River...
Eastern Bay...
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor...
* Until 145 PM EDT.
* At 1220 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 24 nm west of Middle River to 13 nm northeast of Key
Bridge to near Reagan National Airport, moving east at 30 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Boaters in small craft could be thrown overboard by
suddenly higher winds and waves capsizing their vessel.
* Locations impacted include...
Choptank River, North Point State Park, Magothy River, Rock Hall,
Dobbins Island, Blackwalnut Point, Pooles Island, Sandy Point State
Park, Bloody Point Light, Thomas Point Light, Poplar Island, Fort
Smallwood State Park, Pinehurst, Hart Miller Island, Gibson Island,
Bodkin Point, Tolchester Beach, Worton Point, Love Point, and North
Beach.
Instruction:
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Area Description:
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD; Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD; Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD; Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD; Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor; Chester River to Queenstown MD; Eastern Bay; Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River
Forcast Office:
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC