Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

51°F

4/24/2024 8:11pm

Lexington Conditions: Few Clouds
Temperature: 50.9°F / 10.5°C
Dew Point: 37.6°F
Relative Humidity: 60%
Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: 2 mph
Barometer: 29.93 in Rising Rapidly
Visibility: 10 miles
Rain Today: 0.00 in

Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

for Eastern Bay

Issued by the National Weather Service

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY

Eastern Bay

Small Craft Advisory issued April 24 at 10:28AM EDT until April 24 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EDT THURSDAY

Areas Affected: Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD; Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD; Eastern Bay; Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Minor

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Wednesday 10:28am EDT

Alert Effective: Wednesday 10:28am EDT

Alert Expires: Wednesday 6:30pm EDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Wednesday 10:28am EDT

Event Ends: Wednesday 6:00pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Details:

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...For the first Small Craft Advisory, west winds 10 to 15
kt with gusts up to 20 kt. For the second Small Craft
Advisory, north winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt
expected.

* WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point MD to Drum Point MD,
Eastern Bay, and Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little
Choptank River.

* WHEN...For the first Small Craft Advisory, until 6 PM EDT this
evening. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from midnight
tonight to 6 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusts to near 30 knots are possible over
the main channel of the Chesapeake Bay between Sandy Point and
Drum Point MD this evening. Waves of 2 to 4 feet are expected
tonight for the main channel of the Chesapeake Bay between
Pooles Island MD and Smith Point VA, and near the mouth of
some of the larger tidal tributaries.

Information:

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

Meta data:

ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f137e5a7327303d5501b704619ef6182a032bdb9.002.1
Codes: ANZ532, ANZ533, ANZ540, ANZ541
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f137e5a7327303d5501b704619ef6182a032bdb9.002.1