...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Up to one-half foot of inundation above ground level
expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal
waterways.

* WHERE...Dorchester, Wicomico and Somerset Counties.

* WHEN...From 10 PM EDT this evening through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Shallow flooding is possible in the most vulnerable
locations near the waterfront and shoreline.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

&&

Time of high total tides are approximate to the nearest hour.

CAMBRIDGE MD
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.5 FT, MODERATE 4.0 FT, MAJOR 4.5 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.5 FT, MODERATE 2.0 FT, MAJOR 2.5 FT

TOTAL      TOTAL    DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME    TIDE       TIDE     FROM NORM   WAVES    FLOOD
FT MLLW    FT MHHW       FT       FT      IMPACT
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
03/01 PM     2.8        0.8        1.1        1       NONE
04/02 AM     3.1        1.1        0.9        1       NONE
04/02 PM     2.7        0.7        0.9        1       NONE
05/02 AM     3.4        1.4        1.1        1       NONE
05/02 PM     2.8        0.8        0.9        1       NONE
06/03 AM     3.3        1.3        1.0        1       NONE

BISHOPS HEAD MD
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.2 FT, MODERATE 3.7 FT, MAJOR 4.2 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.1 FT, MODERATE 1.6 FT, MAJOR 2.1 FT

TOTAL      TOTAL    DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME    TIDE       TIDE     FROM NORM   WAVES    FLOOD
FT MLLW    FT MHHW       FT       FT      IMPACT
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
03/11 PM     3.2        1.1        1.1        1      MINOR
04/12 PM     3.1        1.0        1.2       1-2      NONE
05/12 AM     3.7        1.6        1.4        2     MODERATE
05/12 PM     3.1        1.0        1.1       1-2      NONE
06/01 AM     3.7        1.6        1.3        2     MODERATE

CRISFIELD MD
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.5 FT, MODERATE 4.0 FT, MAJOR 5.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.3 FT, MODERATE 1.8 FT, MAJOR 2.8 FT

TOTAL      TOTAL    DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME    TIDE       TIDE     FROM NORM   WAVES    FLOOD
FT MLLW    FT MHHW       FT       FT      IMPACT
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
03/10 PM     3.1        0.9        1.1        1       NONE
04/10 AM     2.7        0.5        1.2        1       NONE
04/11 PM     3.5        1.3        1.4        1      MINOR
05/11 AM     2.8        0.6        1.2        1       NONE
06/12 AM     3.5        1.3        1.3        1      MINOR

&&

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

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

* WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Drum 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, Patuxent
River to Broomes Island MD and Tangier Sound and the inland
waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island.

* WHEN...From 11 AM Thursday to 6 AM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&