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Special Marine Warning
Issued: 2:16 AM Apr. 15, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT... For the following areas... Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD... Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD... Chester River to Queenstown MD... Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor... At 1015 PM EDT, a gust front ahead of an area of showers was located along a line extending from Northeast River to Pooles Island to near Fort Smallwood State Park, moving east 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... Fort Smallwood State Park, Turkey Point, North Point State Park, Hart Miller Island, Bodkin Point, Tolchester Beach, Worton Point, Pooles Island, Spesutie Island, Gunpowder River, Northeast River, Sevenfoot Knoll, Havre De Grace, and Aberdeen Proving Ground. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && HAIL...0.00IN; WIND...>34KTS
Marine Weather Statement
Issued: 2:07 AM Apr. 15, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A GUST FRONT APPROACHING THE WATERS... The areas affected include... 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... Chester River to Queenstown MD... Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River... Eastern Bay... At 1006 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a gust front, capable of producing winds to around 25 knots. This front was located along a line extending from near Fort Smallwood State Park to 9 nm northeast of Tidal Basin, moving east at 35 knots. Locations impacted include... Magothy River, Chester River, Eastern Bay, Blackwalnut Point, Greenbury Point, Highland Beach, Sandy Point State Park, Severn River, Bloody Point Light, Thomas Point Light, Poplar Island, Parsons Island, Pinehurst, Knapps Narrows Bridge, Tilghman Island, Gibson Island, Miles River, Love Point, Baltimore Light, and Romancoke. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Mariners can expect gusty winds and locally higher waves. Boaters in small craft should seek safe harbor immediately. &&
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