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Gale Warning
Issued: 3:27 AM Jan. 17, 2022 – National Weather Service
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and waves 2 to 4 ft. * WHERE...Tidal Potomac River from Key Bridge to Smith Point VA, and Chesapeake Bay and adjoining estuaries north of Smith Point VA. * WHEN...Until 6 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous waves which could capsize or damage vessels. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Brief storm force winds are possible Sunday night and Monday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe conditions. &&
Special Marine Warning
Issued: 4:09 AM Jan. 17, 2022 – National Weather Service
...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EST... For the following areas... 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... At 1108 PM EST, showers capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 12 nm west of Fort Smallwood State Park to 7 nm northeast of Choptank River, moving north at 35 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts in excess of 50 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Boaters could easily be thrown overboard by suddenly higher wind and waves capsizing their vessel. Boats could suffer significant damage in high winds. Waterspouts can create locally hazardous seas. Locations impacted include... North Point State Park, Magothy River, Chester River, Eastern Bay, Blackwalnut Point, Pooles Island, Herring Bay, Gunpowder River, Sandy Point State Park, Bloody Point Light, Thomas Point Light, Poplar Island, Parsons Island, Fort Smallwood State Park, Pinehurst, Knapps Narrows Bridge, Hart Miller Island, Tilghman Island, Gibson Island and Bodkin Point. WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.00IN WIND...50KTS
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