SMWLWX 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. Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD. Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island. * Until 700 PM EDT. * At 522 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 12 nm northeast of Port Tobacco River to near Saint Clements Bay to Westmoreland State Park, moving east at 25 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. Cuckold Creek, Town Creek, Hooper Island Light, Saint Leonard Creek, Drum Point, Flag Harbor, Calvert Cliffs, Solomons Island, The Targets, and Richland Point Buoy.

For the following areas. Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA. Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD. Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD. Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island. At 548 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near White Point Beach, moving east at 25 knots. HAZARD. Wind gusts in excess of 48 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. Locations impacted include. Cuckold Creek, Town Creek, Hooper Island Light, Saint Leonard Creek, Drum Point, Flag Harbor, Calvert Cliffs, Solomons Island, The Targets, and Richland Point Buoy.

For the following areas. Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA. Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD. Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD. Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island. At 603 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm producing waterspouts was located over Solomons Island, moving east at 25 knots. HAZARD. Waterspouts and wind gusts in excess of 48 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 easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Locations impacted include. Cuckold Creek, Town Creek, Hooper Island Light, Saint Leonard Creek, Drum Point, Flag Harbor, Calvert Cliffs, Solomons Island, The Targets, and Richland Point Buoy.

SMWLWX 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 Sandy Point to North Beach MD. Chester River to Queenstown MD. Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River. Eastern Bay. * Until 630 PM EDT. * At 535 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 10 nm southwest of Chesapeake Beach, 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. Choptank River, Eastern Bay, Blackwalnut Point, Greenbury Point, Highland Beach, Bloody Point Light, Matapeake, Thomas Point Light, Poplar Island, Tilghman Island, Naval Academy, Annapolis, Shady Side, and Mayo.

* WHAT. For Small Craft Advisory, south winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt expected. * WHERE. Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD, Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor, Chester River to Queenstown MD, Eastern Bay, Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River, Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island. * WHEN. For the Small Craft Advisory, from noon Today to 1 AM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS. Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.