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Small Craft Advisory
ActiveChesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD; Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD; Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD; Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD; Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA
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Minor
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Likely
Details
* WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt this evening, becoming northwest 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 2 to 4 ft overnight through Monday evening.
* WHERE...Chesapeake Bay main channel north of 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...From 6 PM this evening to midnight EST Monday night.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
Instructions
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
Data from the National Weather Service
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