Gale Warning
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
950 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
West central North Atlantic continental shelf and slope waters
beyond 20 nm to 250 nm offshore, including south of Georges Bank
from 1000 fm to 250 nm offshore.
Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.
Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near tstms.
ANZ920-080300-
Baltimore Canyon to 69W east of 1000 FM and south of 38.5N to
250 NM offshore-
950 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
...GALE WARNING...
.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Chance of
showers.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
$$
Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1025 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
ANZ650-652-072330-
/O.CON.KAKQ.SC.Y.0134.251208T0900Z-251209T1100Z/
Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out
20 nm-
Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 nm-
1025 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO
6 AM EST TUESDAY...
* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas
5 to 8 ft expected.
* WHERE...Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague
VA out 20 nm and Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore
Island VA out 20 nm.
* WHEN...From 4 AM Monday to 6 AM EST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1000 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
ANZ530>533-538>541-072300-
/O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0177.251208T0600Z-251208T2300Z/
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-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-Eastern Bay-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
1000 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM EST
MONDAY...
* WHAT...North winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected.
* WHERE...Chesapeake Bay north of Drum Point MD, Patapsco River
including Baltimore Harbor, Chester River to Queenstown MD,
Eastern Bay, and Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little
Choptank River.
* WHEN...From 1 AM to 6 PM EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1000 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
ANZ534>537-543-072300-
/O.EXP.KLWX.MF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-251207T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0177.251208T0800Z-251208T2300Z/
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth
Island-
1000 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM EST
MONDAY...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected.
* WHERE...Tidal Potomac River from Key Bridge to Smith Point VA,
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA, and
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth
Island.
* WHEN...For the Dense Fog Advisory, until 10 AM EST this
morning. For the Small Craft Advisory, from 3 AM to 6 PM EST
Monday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1000 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
ANZ542-072300-
/O.EXP.KLWX.MF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-251207T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0177.251208T0600Z-251208T2300Z/
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
1000 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM EST
MONDAY...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
* WHAT...North winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected.
* WHERE...Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD.
* WHEN...For the Dense Fog Advisory, until 10 AM EST this
morning. For the Small Craft Advisory, from 1 AM to 6 PM EST
Monday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
131 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
ANZ430-431-071945-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SC.Y.0118.251208T0600Z-251208T2300Z/
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
131 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 kt and rough waters expected.
* WHERE...Delaware Bay.
* WHEN...From 1 AM to 6 PM EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
&&
$$
Johnson
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
131 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
ANZ450>455-071945-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SC.Y.0118.251208T0600Z-251208T2300Z/
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out
20 nm-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
131 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas
3 to 6 ft expected.
* WHERE...Atlantic coastal waters adjacent to New Jersey and
Delaware.
* WHEN...From 1 AM to 6 PM EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Depending on how quickly winds and seas
subside, the small craft advisory may need to be extended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New York NY
1251 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
ANZ331-332-335-338-340-345-080000-
/O.NEW.KOKX.SC.Y.0114.251208T0600Z-251208T2100Z/
Long Island Sound East of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY to the
Mouth of the Connecticut River-
Long Island Sound East of the Mouth of the Connecticut River-
Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY-
New York Harbor-Peconic and Gardiners Bays-
South Shore Bays from Jones Inlet through Shinnecock Bay-
1251 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
* WHERE...Long Island Sound, New York Harbor, Peconic and
Gardiners Bays, and South Shore Bays from Jones Inlet through
Shinnecock Bay.
* WHEN...From 1 AM to 4 PM EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
&&
$$
For more details, see the Coastal Waters Forecast from
National Weather Service New York NY, or visit
https://www.weather.gov/okx/marine
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New York NY
1251 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
ANZ350-353-355-080000-
/O.NEW.KOKX.SC.Y.0114.251208T0600Z-251208T2300Z/
Moriches Inlet NY to Montauk Point NY out 20 nm-
Fire Island Inlet NY to Moriches Inlet NY out 20 nm-
Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY out 20 nm-
1251 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas
3 to 6 feet expected.
* WHERE...Sandy Hook NJ to Montauk Point NY out 20 nm.
* WHEN...From 1 AM to 6 PM EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
&&
$$
Freezing Fog Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
945 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
DCZ001-MDZ013-016>018-VAZ036>039-050-051-053>057-502-527-071700-
/O.EXT.KLWX.ZF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-251207T1700Z/
District of Columbia-Prince Georges-Charles-St. Marys-Calvert-
Nelson-Albemarle-Greene-Madison-Orange-Culpeper-Fairfax-
Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-Stafford-Spotsylvania-King
George-Southern Fauquier-Central and Southeast Prince
William/Manassas/Manassas Park-
945 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in freezing fog.
* WHERE...Portions of DC, central and southern Maryland, and
central, northern, and northwest Virginia.
* WHEN...Until noon EST today.
* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.
&&
$$
EST
Air Quality Alert
PAZ057-059-063-065-066-080500-
Dauphin-Lebanon-Cumberland-York-Lancaster-
330 PM EST Sat Dec 6 2025
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY DECEMBER 7...
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has
issued a Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert on Sunday for the
Susquehanna Valley.
A Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert means that air pollution
concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for
sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people
suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases,
and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized
by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors.
For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles,
visit http://www.airnow.gov and http://www.aqpartners.state.pa.us.
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1001 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ008-011-013-014-016>018-504-506-508-
VAZ053>057-527-081515-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-Eastern Bay-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth
Island-District of Columbia-Cecil-Southern Baltimore-
Prince Georges-Anne Arundel-Charles-St. Marys-Calvert-
Central and Southeast Montgomery-Central and Southeast Howard-
Southeast Harford-Fairfax-Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-
Stafford-Spotsylvania-King George-
Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park-
1001 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Maryland portion of the
Chesapeake Bay, Tidal Potomac River, and I-95 corridor through
central Maryland, northern Virginia, and District of Columbia.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
A Freezing Fog Advisory is in effect until 12 PM this afternoon for
portions of southern MD, as well as the I-95 corridor which
includes much of the Capital Beltway region.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1001 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
MDZ003>006-503-505-507-VAZ025>031-036>040-050-051-501-502-505>508-
526-WVZ050>053-055-081515-
Washington-Frederick MD-Carroll-Northern Baltimore-
Northwest Montgomery-Northwest Howard-Northwest Harford-Augusta-
Rockingham-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-Nelson-
Albemarle-Greene-Madison-Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper-
Northern Fauquier-Southern Fauquier-Western Loudoun-
Eastern Loudoun-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-
Central Virginia Blue Ridge-Northwest Prince William-Hampshire-
Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-Hardy-
1001 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of eastern West
Virginia, northern and central Virginia, and central and western
Maryland.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
A Freezing Fog Advisory is in effect until 12 PM this afternoon
for areas along and east of the US-29 corridor in Virginia up
through Culpeper and Manassas.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
457 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
MDZ021>025-NCZ012>014-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092-093-096-097-
099-509>524-081000-
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches-
Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Fluvanna-Prince Edward-Cumberland-
Goochland-Caroline-Mecklenburg-Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-Powhatan-
Westmoreland-Richmond-Northumberland-Lancaster-Brunswick-Dinwiddie-
Prince George (including Hopewell and Petersburg)-Charles City-
New Kent-Gloucester-Middlesex-Mathews-Greensville-Sussex-Surry-
James City-Southampton-Isle of Wight-Suffolk-Chesapeake-Accomack-
Western Louisa-Eastern Louisa-Western Hanover-Eastern Hanover-
Western Chesterfield-Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights)-
Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond)-Eastern Henrico-
Western King William-Eastern King William-Western King and Queen-
Eastern King and Queen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-York-Newport News-
457 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025
...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, northeast
North Carolina, central Virginia, east central Virginia, eastern
Virginia, north central Virginia, south central Virginia and
southeast Virginia.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.
Freezing Fog Advisory.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
Some snow is possible on Monday with accumulations likely limited to
the Piedmont and southern Virginia.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
$$