Irene.3

We just had an update for the Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point, which is the area between the Rappahonock River to the south and the Potomac River to the north, on the western "VA" side of the Bay.


.Sat...Tropical storm conditions possible. E winds 20 to 25 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt...Increasing to 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt
in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 5 ft...Building to 6 to 8 ft in
the afternoon. Widespread showers with a chance of tstms.

Sat night...Tropical storm conditions possible. E winds 35 to 45 kt
with gusts up to 55 kt...Becoming NE 50 to 60 kt with gusts up to 75 kt
after midnight. Waves 7 to 9 ft. Widespread showers with a chance
of tstms.
Sun...Hurricane conditions possible. Widespread showers this morning.
a chance of tstms. Showers likely in the afternoon.

Sun night...W winds 20 to 25 kt...Diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Waves around 4 ft...Subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. A
chance of showers early in the evening.
.Mon...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt... Diminishing to
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
winds and seas higher in and near tstms.