847
FZUS71 KLWX 170141
MWSLWX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
941 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
ANZ536-170200-
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941 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD...
AT 941 PM EDT, A FRONT CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS WAS LOCATED
OVER NANJEMOY CREEK, MOVING EAST AT 15 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND 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.
WATERSPOUTS CAN CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
POTOMAC CREEK, MATHIAS POINT, U.S. 301 NICE MEMORIAL BRIDGE, MARYLAND
POINT, NANJEMOY CREEK, PORT TOBACCO RIVER, POPES CREEK, AND FAIRVIEW
BEACH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY AS GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE
EXPECTED.
WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS
SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY.
LAT...LON 3841 7723 3839 7723 3840 7720 3839 7719
3841 7716 3846 7701 3835 7696 3831 7691
3829 7701 3831 7703 3832 7703 3836 7704
3838 7706 3834 7714 3833 7720 3833 7729
3839 7732
TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 283DEG 16KT 3841 7709
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
CJL
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