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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC

508 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025



The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a



* Special Marine Warning for...

  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...



* Until 715 PM EDT.



* At 508 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line

  extending from 41 nm northwest of Middle River to 31 nm north of

  Tidal Basin to 19 nm northwest of Key Bridge, moving east at 40

  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...

  Fort Smallwood State Park, Pinehurst, Turkey Point, North Point

  State Park, Hart Miller Island, Gibson Island, Bodkin Point, Pooles

  Island, Spesutie Island, Love Point, Gunpowder River, Sandy Point

  State Park, Baltimore Light, Northeast River, Sevenfoot Knoll,

  Tolchester Beach, Magothy River, Chester River, and Aberdeen

  Proving Ground.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are

expected.



&&



LAT...LON 3959 7594 3949 7597 3954 7587 3940 7601

      3936 7588 3937 7611 3932 7619 3915 7628

      3901 7622 3900 7617 3899 7642 3913 7645

      3926 7665 3923 7643 3932 7635 3941 7637

      3940 7630 3944 7630 3947 7622 3937 7622

TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 271DEG 41KT 3971 7719 3939 7721 3913 7736 



HAIL...<.75IN

WIND...>34KTS



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