Special Marine Warning
Special Marine Warning
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1040 PM EST Sun Jan 16 2022
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA...
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...
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD...
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth
Island...
* Until 1215 AM EST.
* At 1039 PM EST, a shower capable of producing waterspouts was
located over North Beach, moving north at 45 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 50 knots and waterspouts
possible.
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...
Choptank River, Kent Narrows Bridge, North Point State Park,
Magothy River, Chester River, Eastern Bay, Blackwalnut Point,
Pooles Island, Cuckold Creek, Herring Bay, Gunpowder River, Sandy
Point State Park, Bloody Point Light, Thomas Point Light, Calvert
Cliffs, Poplar Island, Parsons Island, Fort Smallwood State Park,
Pinehurst and Saint Leonard Creek.
LAT...LON 3955 7600 3916 7628 3900 7617 3871 7635
3867 7634 3878 7629 3860 7605 3861 7607
3863 7617 3863 7629 3853 7620 3848 7633
3832 7615 3832 7651 3870 7655 3902 7640
3926 7665 3923 7643 3946 7629 3937 7622
TIME...MOT...LOC 0339Z 185DEG 44KT 3869 7648