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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: Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt expected. 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...

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

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* WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt expected. * 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 midnight EDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

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  1. Alert

    Small Craft Advisory issued August 8 at 10:50PM EDT until August 9 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

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  2. Alert

    Small Craft Advisory issued August 8 at 12:27PM EDT until August 9 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

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  3. Alert

    Small Craft Advisory issued August 8 at 2:40AM EDT until August 9 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

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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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