BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1038 AM EST Mon Mar 1 2021
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 1215 PM EST.
* At 1037 AM EST, gust fronts were located along a line extending
from 12 nm northwest of Middle River to 11 nm north of Key Bridge,
moving east at 35 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...
North Point State Park, Magothy River, Chester River, Eastern Bay,
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, Turkey Point,
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Knapps Narrows Bridge, Hart Miller Island,
Tilghman Island and Gibson Island.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Seek safe shelter, mariners can expect gusty winds and increasing
waves.