...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 5 AM EST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt expected.

* WHERE...Chesapeake Bay main channel north of Smith Point VA,
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA, Chester
River to Queenstown MD, 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...From 9 AM this morning to 5 AM EST Saturday.

* 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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...SPORADIC SOUTHERLY GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS...

Recent marine obsservations across southern portions of the tidal
Potomac and Chesapeake Bay indicate gusts approaching 20 knots.
However, these are expected to be more or less sporadic in nature.

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should exercise extra caution if navigating the waters
during this time.

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost formation.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Maryland, northeast North Carolina,
and central, east central, eastern, south central, and southeast
Virginia.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EST this morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive
outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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