Marine Weather Message
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
167 WHUS71 KLWX 311617 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1217 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024 ANZ530>532-538>540-311730- /O.EXP.KLWX.SC.Y.0100.000000T0000Z-240531T1600Z/ 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- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- Chester River to Queenstown MD-Eastern Bay- 1217 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Winds have fallen below Small Craft Advisory thresholds. Intermittent gusts up to 15 knots remain possible through late afternoon. $$ ANZ533-534-537-541>543-312200- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0100.000000T0000Z-240531T2200Z/ Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 1217 PM EDT Fri May 31 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from North Beach MD to Smith Point VA, Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA, Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River, Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD, and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island. * WHEN...Until 6 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$