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Baltimore/Washington - MD, US, National Weather Service

Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor

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 from Sandy Point to North Beach MD... Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD... Chester River to Queenstown MD... Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River... Eastern Bay... Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor... Until 630 AM EDT. At 457 AM EDT, a wind shift associated with an approaching cold front is located along a line extending from 24 nm northwest of Middle River to 21 nm north of Tidal Basin to 10 nm north of Key Bridge, moving east at 30 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. Additionally, winds abruptly change direction our of the west. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Boaters in small craft could be thrown overboard by suddenly higher winds and waves capsizing their vessel. Locations impacted include... Kent Narrows Bridge, North Point State Park, Magothy River, Eastern Bay, Dobbins Island, Pooles Island, Gunpowder River, Sandy Point State Park, Northeast River, Bloody Point Light, Thomas Point Light, Parsons Island, Fort Smallwood State Park, Pinehurst, Turkey Point, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Hart Miller Island, Gibson Island, Bodkin Point, and Tolchester Beach. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. HAIL...0.00IN; WIND...>34KTS