...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, except
15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt over the main channel of
the Chesapeake Bay between Pooles Island and Drum Point MD.

* WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island MD to 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...Until noon 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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