...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, north winds 10 to 15 kt
with gusts up to 20 kt. For the Freezing Spray Advisory,
moderate accumulation of freezing spray.
* 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, and Tangier Sound
and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island.
* WHEN...Until noon EST today.
* IMPACTS...Operating a vessel in freezing spray is hazardous.
Freezing spray may render mechanical and electronic components
inoperative. Ice accretion on decks and superstructures may
result in some loss of stability. Conditions will be hazardous
to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Mariners should prepare for ice accumulation on their vessel and
consider altering plans to avoid or mitigate these hazardous
conditions.
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
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