Marine Weather Message
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
736 WHUS71 KLWX 181635 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1235 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026 ANZ534-537-543-190045- /O.NEW.KLWX.SC.Y.0145.260919T0900Z-260919T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.SC.Y.0146.260919T2100Z-260920T0500Z/ Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 1235 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 1 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...For the first Small Craft Advisory, northeast winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt expected. For the second Small Craft Advisory, east winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt expected. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA, Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island. * WHEN...For the first Small Craft Advisory, from 5 AM to 1 PM EDT Saturday. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 5 PM Saturday to 1 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ531>533-539>541-190045- /O.NEW.KLWX.SC.Y.0145.260919T0200Z-260919T1400Z/ Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD- Chester River to Queenstown MD-Eastern Bay- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 1235 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt expected. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island MD to Drum Point MD, Chester River to Queenstown MD, Eastern Bay, and Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 10 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$