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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1122 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD...
  Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River...
  Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD...

* Until 1245 AM EDT.

* At 1122 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 nm north of Port Tobacco River to near Popes Creek
  to near Saint Clements Bay, moving northeast at 20 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, Greenwell State Park, Saint Leonard Creek, Knapps
  Narrows Bridge, Tilghman Island, Blackwalnut Point, Solomons
  Island, Cuckold Creek, Town Creek, North Beach, Drum Point, Dares
  Beach, James Island, Calvert Cliffs, Flag Harbor, Poplar Island,
  Chesapeake Beach, and Taylors Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3861 7627 3857 7631 3851 7621 3848 7633
      3836 7625 3831 7647 3839 7658 3842 7652
      3834 7643 3850 7652 3873 7654 3878 7630
      3878 7627 3877 7629 3877 7630 3872 7630
      3872 7629 3876 7623 3868 7621 3859 7605
TIME...MOT...LOC 0322Z 245DEG 22KT 3855 7701 3841 7688 3830 7674 

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

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