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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1119 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA...
  Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth
  Island...
  Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA...

* Until 1245 AM EDT.

* At 1119 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Saint Clements Bay to 6 nm south of Nomini Bay to 8
  nm southwest of Yeocomico River, moving east at 30 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...
  Hooper Island Light, Smith Island, Piney Point, Crisfield, Deep
  Hole, Mouth Of The Potomac River, Solomons Island, Nanticoke River
  Mouth, Southwest Middle Grounds, Ewell, Point Lookout, Tall
  Timbers, Tangier Sound, Saint George Island, Honga River, Fishing
  Bay, Point No Point, Bivalve, The Targets, and Richland Point Buoy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3809 7656 3819 7655 3807 7633 3832 7651
      3831 7622 3840 7623 3840 7622 3833 7587
      3832 7588 3823 7582 3814 7596 3814 7579
      3806 7587 3807 7580 3807 7579 3808 7578
      3790 7591 3789 7624
TIME...MOT...LOC 0319Z 270DEG 28KT 3826 7674 3806 7671 3792 7662 

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

$$

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