...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT...

For the following areas...
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA...
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD...
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island...

At 834 PM EDT, a front was located along a line extending from 12 nm
north of Bivalve to near Ewell, moving east at 50 knots.

HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

SOURCE...Observed wind.

IMPACT...Boaters in small craft could be thrown overboard by
suddenly higher winds and waves capsizing their vessel.

Locations impacted include...
Greenwell State Park, Hooper Island Light, Smith Island, Crisfield,
Deep Hole, Mouth Of The Potomac River, Nanticoke River Mouth,
Southwest Middle Grounds, Deal Island, Ewell, Cuckold Creek, Point
Lookout, Tangier Sound, Drum Point, Point No Point, Honga River,
Fishing Bay, The Targets, Richland Point Buoy, and Bivalve.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected.

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HAIL...0.00IN;
WIND...>34KTS

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

* WHERE...Tidal Potomac River from Key Bridge to Smith Point VA,
and Chesapeake Bay and adjoining estuaries north of Smith
Point VA.

* WHEN...Until 5 AM EDT 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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