Special Marine Warning in County, District of Columbia
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
4/20/2026 11:47:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
4/20/2026 11:47:00 AM until 4/20/2026 1:45:00 PM
SMWLWX
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA...
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD...
* Until 145 PM EDT.
* At 1147 AM EDT, gust fronts were located along a line extending
from 8 nm northeast of Port Tobacco River to Nanjemoy Creek to
Fairview Beach, moving southeast at 25 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...
Yeocomico River, Breton Bay, Nanjemoy Creek, Swan Point, Coltons
Point, Coles Point, Saint George Island, Popes Creek, Saint
Clements Bay, Piney Point, Mouth Of The Potomac River, Maryland
Point, Port Tobacco River, Colonial Beach, Cobb Island, Point
Lookout, Tall Timbers, Nomini Bay, Mathias Point, and U.S. 301 Nice
Memorial Bridge.




