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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
634 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
ANZ530-531-539-282330-
634 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
A MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD...
CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD...
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD...
AT 633 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS, CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 NM NORTHEAST OF NORTHEAST RIVER
TO NEAR ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND TO NEAR BACK RIVER, MOVING EAST AT
15 KNOTS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING CONTINUES ACROSS ALL OF THE AFFECTED
WATERWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL,
NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS, LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES, AND LIGHTNING STRIKES. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS.
THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WINDS TO AROUND 30
KNOTS, AND COULD POSE A SERIOUS HAZARD FOR BOATERS. A SPECIAL MARINE
WARNING MAY EVENTUALLY BE REQUIRED WHEN THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
REACHES THE NEARSHORE WATERS. BOATERS SHOULD CONSIDER HEADING FOR
SHORE BEFORE THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVES.
INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF CAUGHT ON THE
OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE, KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED
METAL OBJECTS.
LAT...LON 3949 7597 3954 7587 3945 7590 3940 7601
3936 7598 3937 7611 3932 7618 3915 7628
3907 7623 3909 7645 3932 7635 3940 7636
3940 7630 3946 7630 3948 7622 3937 7622
3945 7609 3949 7615 3954 7611 3959 7594
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