...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY
NIGHT...

* WHAT...South winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
west to northwest 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt late
Thursday afternoon and evening. A few gusts around 30 kt are
possible Thursday midday through afternoon as the wind shifts.

* WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point MD to Smith Point VA,
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA, 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 midnight EST Thursday night.

* 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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