OFFICIAL WEATHER ALERT · ACTIVE
Small Craft Advisory issued November 5 at 4:29PM EST until November 6 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Grand Rapids MI
* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots and waves 4 to 7 feet. * WHERE...St Joseph to Grand Haven. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD; Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD; Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD; Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD; Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD; Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD; Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA; Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor; Chester River to Queenstown MD; Eastern Bay; Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River; Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA; Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island
Northern Chatham Strait
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