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Special Marine Warning


SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1108 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD... CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD...

* UNTIL 115 PM EDT

* AT 1106 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER 36 NM WEST OF BALTIMORE FORT MCHENRY...MOVING EAST AT 40 KNOTS. THE THUNDERSTORM IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE BALTIMORE INNER HARBOR AREA AROUND 1145 AM EDT.

* THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... BALTIMORE FORT MCHENRY... FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE... HART MILLER ISLAND... SEVENFOOT KNOLL... POOLES ISLAND... WORTON POINT... STILL POND...

MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS...HIGH WAVES...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING... AND HEAVY RAINS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY...UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES.

LAT...LON 3928 7663 3926 7647 3946 7627 3941 7614 3957 7606 3960 7594 3949 7599 3949 7598 3957 7583 3950 7589 3945 7582 3940 7602 3938 7584 3935 7585 3937 7610 3917 7626 3918 7611 3899 7615 3908 7653 3909 7648 TIME...MOT... LOC 1508Z 268DEG 37KT 3923 7733
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Hope everyone got in OK!

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nothing but rain and dark clouds here on long beach island, nj
For a little while it rained like pouring piss out of a boot here, no wind though.

At any rate, wouldn't have wanted to be half way between my place and Jellyfish Joel's when things got wet!
We have gotten SO many tornado warnings (not just watches) here this year. It really seems to be out of the ordinary. It's pretty spooky. Glad I keep the NOAA radio by my bed at night.
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