...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...North winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.

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

* WHEN...Until 6 AM EDT early this morning.

* 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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...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY NIGHT...

The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code RED Air
Quality Alert across the Maryland Eastern Shore, for Fine
Particulates, until midnight EDT Friday night.

Air quality is expected to reach code RED, which is unhealthy, and
means everyone should avoid prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion.
Those with respiratory and/or heart ailments may experience more
serious health effects.

An Air Quality Alert means that Fine Particulates concentrations
within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For
more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles please
visit the Maryland Department of the Environment Web Site at
http:www.mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/