minor · expected · likely
Small Craft Advisory
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 Indian Head to Cobb Island MD; Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA; 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
Issued Oct 1, 6:48 PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC · in effect until Oct 2, 10:00 AM EDT
What to do
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
Official text
Small Craft Advisory issued October 1 at 6:48PM EDT until October 2 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
* WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt expected. * WHERE...Tidal Potomac River from Indian Head MD to Smith Point VA, Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point MD to Smith Point VA, 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...From 1 AM to 10 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.