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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
427 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
ANZ535-202130-
/O.CON.KLWX.MA.W.0058.000000T0000Z-260520T2130Z/
427 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD...
AT 427 PM EDT, A FRONT WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 NM
NORTH OF TIDAL BASIN TO NEAR KEY BRIDGE TO 13 NM NORTHWEST OF MASON
NECK STATE PARK, MOVING EAST AT 35 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.
SOURCE...OBSERVED WIND.
IMPACT...BOATERS IN SMALL CRAFT COULD BE THROWN OVERBOARD BY
SUDDENLY HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES CAPSIZING THEIR VESSEL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TIDAL BASIN, FORT WASHINGTON, REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT, GUNSTON HALL,
WOODROW WILSON BRIDGE, KEY BRIDGE, FORT HUNT, NATIONAL HARBOR, AND
ALEXANDRIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY AS GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE
EXPECTED.
LAT...LON 3870 7720 3873 7706 3890 7708 3891 7705
3885 7700 3870 7700 3868 7704 3867 7708
3864 7711 3865 7714
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 283DEG 34KT 3905 7697 3889 7717 3881 7739
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
DHOF
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