...Increased Fire Danger Today For Maryland Lower Eastern Shore
from 10 AM to 8 PM EDT...

The combination of low relative humidity values in the 20 to 25
percent range, dry fuels, and NW winds gusting up to 20-25 mph
will result in an increased risk for the rapid spread of wildfires
through early this evening across the Lower Eastern Shore of
Maryland.

Residents are urged to exercise caution handling any potential
ignition source, including machinery, cigarettes, and matches. Be
sure top properly discard all smoking materials. Any dry grasses
and tree litter that ignite will have the potential to spread
quickly.

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt
expected today. Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20
kt expected tonight.

* WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point MD to Smith Point VA,
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA, Eastern
Bay, Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank
River, Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD, and Tangier Sound
and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 30 to 32 expected.

* WHERE...Dorchester, Inland Worcester, Somerset, and Wicomico
Counties.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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