...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.

* WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island MD to Smith Point
VA, Chester River to Queenstown MD, Eastern Bay, Choptank
River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River, Patuxent
River to Broomes Island MD, and Tangier Sound and the inland
waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island.

* WHEN...Until 1 PM EST Sunday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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...Occasional gusts nearing gale force are possible...

The latest buoy data from lower portions of the tidal Potomac and
Chesapeake Bay noted northwesterly gusts around 30 knots. This has
been an uptick over the last hour. Expect occasional gusts
approaching gale force during the next couple of hours.

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should exercise extreme caution if navigating the waters
during this time.