...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
EDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...For the first Small Craft Advisory, west winds 15 to 25
kt with gusts up to 30 kt. For the Gale Warning, west winds 15
to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and waves 2 to 4 ft expected.
For the second Small Craft Advisory, west winds 15 to 25 kt
with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 2 to 4 ft 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...For the first Small Craft Advisory, until 6 AM EDT
early this morning. For the Gale Warning, from 6 AM this
morning to 6 PM EDT this evening. For the second Small Craft
Advisory, from 6 PM this evening to 6 AM EDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous waves which could
capsize or damage vessels.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions.
Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the
vessel for hazardous conditions.
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