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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC

1149 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026



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...

  Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River...

  Eastern Bay...



* Until 145 AM EDT.



* At 1149 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 9 nm northeast of

  Tidal Basin, moving southeast at 35 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...

  Choptank River, Knapps Narrows Bridge, Tilghman Island, Blackwalnut

  Point, Dares Beach, Bloody Point Light, Matapeake, Chesapeake Bay

  Bridge, Flag Harbor, James Island, Thomas Point Light, Calvert

  Cliffs, Poplar Island, Shady Side, Taylors Island, and Deale.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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

expected.



&&



LAT...LON 3861 7628 3853 7628 3853 7622 3850 7633

      3840 7628 3834 7637 3850 7652 3884 7652

      3901 7639 3899 7632 3884 7637 3885 7636

      3886 7633 3894 7628 3867 7634 3872 7632

      3875 7632 3877 7631 3876 7623 3859 7605

TIME...MOT...LOC 0349Z 305DEG 37KT 3896 7685 



HAIL...<.75IN

WIND...>34KTS



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