Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service
Areas Affected: Chesapeake 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; Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD; Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD; Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island 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
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Tuesday 3:29am EDT
Alert Effective: Tuesday 3:29am EDT
Alert Expires: Tuesday 4:00pm EDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Tuesday 12:00pm EDT
Event Ends: Wednesday 2:00pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 2 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt expected. * WHERE...Tidal Potomac River from Key Bridge to Smith Point VA, and Chesapeake Bay and adjoining estuaries north of Smith Point VA. * WHEN...From noon today to 2 PM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ce0eaa77ab7fd7ac7e44e5790f114c3e34b1c070.001.1 Codes: ANZ530, ANZ531, ANZ532, ANZ533, ANZ534, ANZ535, ANZ536, ANZ537, ANZ538, ANZ539, ANZ540, ANZ541, ANZ542, ANZ543 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ce0eaa77ab7fd7ac7e44e5790f114c3e34b1c070.001.1