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; Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor; Chester River to Queenstown MD
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: Thursday 6:00am EDT
Issued by: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay north of Sandy Point MD, Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor, and Chester River to Queenstown MD. * WHEN...Until 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.
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f137e5a7327303d5501b704619ef6182a032bdb9.003.1 Codes: ANZ530, ANZ531, ANZ538, ANZ539 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f137e5a7327303d5501b704619ef6182a032bdb9.003.1