URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
635 AM EST Wed Feb 24 2021 ANZ531>534-538>543-241945- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0048.210224T1700Z-210224T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.SC.Y.0049.210225T0700Z-210225T1500Z/ 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- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- Chester River to Queenstown MD-Eastern Bay- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 635 AM EST Wed Feb 24 2021 ... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY...
* WHAT... For the first Small Craft Advisory, south winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt expected. For the second Small Craft Advisory, northwest winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt expected.
* WHERE... Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point VA to Pooles Island MD and adjoining estuaries.
* WHEN... For the Small Craft Advisory, from noon today to 6 PM EST this evening. For the Small Craft Advisory, from 2 AM to 10 AM EST Thursday.
* IMPACTS... Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
