185  
WHUS51 KLWX 040358  
SMWLWX  
ANZ531>533-539>541-040500-  
/O.NEW.KLWX.MA.W.0265.260904T0358Z-260904T0500Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
1158 PM EDT THU SEP 3 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 POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD...  
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD...  
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD...  
CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER...  
EASTERN BAY...  
 
* UNTIL 100 AM EDT.  
 
* AT 1158 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 10 NM NORTHEAST OF TIDAL BASIN TO 8 NM WEST OF DEALE  
TO 9 NM WEST OF CHESAPEAKE BEACH, MOVING EAST AT 45 KNOTS.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 48 KNOTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...BOATERS COULD EASILY BE THROWN OVERBOARD BY SUDDENLY  
HIGHER WIND AND WAVES CAPSIZING THEIR VESSEL. BOATS COULD  
SUFFER SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IN HIGH WINDS.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
CHOPTANK RIVER, KENT NARROWS BRIDGE, CHESTER RIVER, EASTERN BAY,  
BLACKWALNUT POINT, GREENBURY POINT, SANDY POINT STATE PARK,  
HIGHLAND BEACH, SEVERN RIVER, BLOODY POINT LIGHT, THOMAS POINT  
LIGHT, POPLAR ISLAND, PARSONS ISLAND, PINEHURST, KNAPPS NARROWS  
BRIDGE, TILGHMAN ISLAND, GIBSON ISLAND, LOVE POINT, BALTIMORE  
LIGHT, AND DARES BEACH.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3860 7607 3859 7606 3863 7625 3857 7631  
3854 7653 3898 7649 3902 7641 3909 7645  
3909 7623 3890 7620 3884 7626 3883 7630  
3876 7632 3877 7631 3878 7629 3871 7627  
3876 7623 3868 7621  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0358Z 273DEG 43KT 3900 7688 3881 7673 3867 7675  
 
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...48KTS  
 
 
 
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