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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- 901 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. $$
FORECASTS OF WAVE HEIGHTS DO NOT INCLUDE EFFECTS OF WIND DIRECTION RELATIVE TO TIDAL CURRENTS. EXPECT HIGHER WAVES WHEN WINDS ARE BLOWING AGAINST THE TIDAL FLOW. ANZ539-100915- CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD- 901 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON REST OF TONIGHT NE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SNOW AND SLEET. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. WED N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT... BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 FT. SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. WED NIGHT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. WAVES 3 FT. SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. THU NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WAVES 3 FT. THU NIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. FRI NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT. FRI NIGHT NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT. SAT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SUN W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. $$
