Small Craft Advisory for Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA; Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA; Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA, Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD, Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD, Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD, Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD, Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River, Eastern Bay, Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island and 1 more
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What is happening
What: Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Impacts: Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. Where: Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA, Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island. When: Until 11 AM...
What the bulletin says to do
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
Full official description
Bulletin details
* WHAT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA, Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island. * WHEN...Until 11 AM EDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
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Official revisions
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Small Craft Advisory issued August 4 at 3:55AM EDT until August 4 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
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Small Craft Advisory issued August 4 at 3:55AM EDT until August 4 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
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Small Craft Advisory issued August 3 at 7:23PM EDT until August 4 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
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Small Craft Advisory issued August 3 at 7:23PM EDT until August 4 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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