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 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Gale Warning
 Hazardous Weather Outlook
 FORECASTS OF WAVE HEIGHTS DO NOT INCLUDE EFFECTS OF WIND DIRECTION
 RELATIVE TO TIDAL CURRENTS.  EXPECT HIGHER WAVES WHEN WINDS ARE
 BLOWING AGAINST THE TIDAL FLOW.
 
 
 
 ANZ500-100915-
 559 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
 
 
 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...
 LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT. THIS
 LOW WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY WEDNESDAY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD
 NEW ENGLAND. HIGH PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE WATERS THURSDAY AND
 FRIDAY BEFORE BUILDING OVERHEAD SATURDAY. ANOTHER AREA OF LOW
 PRESSURE MAY IMPACT THE WATERS SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE
 WARRANTED FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
 
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 FORECASTS OF WAVE HEIGHTS DO NOT INCLUDE EFFECTS OF WIND DIRECTION  RELATIVE TO TIDAL CURRENTS. EXPECT HIGHER WAVES WHEN WINDS ARE  BLOWING AGAINST THE TIDAL FLOW.        ANZ536-100915-  TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND-  559 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010    GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY  AFTERNOON    TONIGHT  N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. SLEET...SNOW. VSBY 1 TO  3 NM...DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS.  WED  NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WAVES 3 FT. SNOW.  AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  WED NIGHT  NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WAVES 3 FT. A  CHANCE OF SNOW. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.  THU  NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.  THU NIGHT  NW WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.  FRI  NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.  FRI NIGHT  NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.  SAT  W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.  SUN  W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.    $$  

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