Special Marine Warning issued April 3 at 10:39PM EDT until April 4 at 12:15AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

[NWS]

SMWLWX 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 north of Pooles Island MD... Chester River to Queenstown MD... Eastern Bay... Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor... * Until 1215 AM EDT. * At 1039 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 13 nm west of Middle River to near Annapolis, 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... Fort Smallwood State Park, Turkey Point, Kent Narrows Bridge, North Point State Park, Hart Miller Island, Chester River, Bodkin Point, Worton Point, Pooles Island, Spesutie Island, Love Point, Gunpowder River, Northeast River, Sevenfoot Knoll, Havre De Grace, Middle River, and Aberdeen Proving Ground.

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