SMWLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Special Marine Warning for. Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD. Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD. Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD. Chester River to Queenstown MD. Eastern Bay. Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor. * Until 1030 PM EDT. * At 824 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 27 nm northwest of Middle River to 15 nm north of Key Bridge to 8 nm northwest of Mason Neck State Park, 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. North Point State Park, Magothy River, Eastern Bay, Dobbins Island, Pooles Island, Gunpowder River, Sandy Point State Park, Northeast River, Bloody Point Light, Thomas Point Light, Parsons Island, Pinehurst, Turkey Point, Fort Smallwood Park, Hart Miller Island, Gibson Island, Bodkin Point, Tolchester Beach, Worton Point, and Spesutie Island.

SMWLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Special Marine Warning for. Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD. Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD. * Until 915 PM EDT. * At 815 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 15 nm northwest of Key Bridge to 13 nm west of Leesylvania State Park to 18 nm west of Aquia Creek, moving east at 30 knots. HAZARD. Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE. Dulles Airport. IMPACT. Boaters in small craft could be thrown overboard by suddenly higher winds and waves capsizing their vessel. * Locations impacted include. Widewater, Leesylvania State Park, Smallwood State Park, National Harbor, Quantico, Fort Washington, Tidal Basin, Reagan National Airport, Gunston Hall, Woodrow Wilson Bridge, Indian Head, Occoquan Bay, Fort Hunt, and Alexandria.

Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms approaching the waters from the west may produce gust fronts capable of wind gusts of 20 to 30 knots. Mariners should exercise extra caution and be ready to seek safe harbor quickly should localized stronger wind gusts develop.