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Special Marine Warning
Issued: 4:21 PM May. 31, 2025 – National Weather Service
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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && HAIL...<.75IN; WIND...>34KTS
Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 11:44 AM May. 31, 2025 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...West winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay north of North Beach MD, Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor, Chester River to Queenstown MD, and Eastern Bay. * WHEN...Until 6 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. &&
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