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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
643 AM EDT Sun Apr 19 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...
  Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD...

* Until 845 AM EDT.

* At 642 AM EDT, gust fronts were located along a line extending from
  8 nm west of Fort Smallwood State Park to 10 nm east of Tidal Basin
  to 6 nm east of Indian Head, moving east at 35 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, Herring
  Bay, Sandy Point State Park, Bloody Point Light, Matapeake,
  Chesapeake Bay Bridge, James Island, Calvert Cliffs, Thomas Point
  Light, and Poplar Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek safe shelter, mariners can expect gusty winds and increasing
waves.

&&

LAT...LON 3861 7628 3857 7631 3851 7621 3848 7633
      3836 7625 3828 7644 3839 7658 3842 7652
      3834 7643 3871 7655 3902 7641 3899 7633
      3884 7637 3885 7636 3886 7633 3893 7628
      3867 7634 3871 7633 3877 7631 3859 7605
TIME...MOT...LOC 1042Z 285DEG 37KT 3917 7666 3889 7682 3856 7702

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

$$

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