Marine Weather Message
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
325 WHUS71 KLWX 210136 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 936 PM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025 ANZ534-537-543-210945- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0117.000000T0000Z-250822T1000Z/ 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- 936 PM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 2 to 4 ft. * 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...Until 6 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ530>533-538>542-210945- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0117.250821T0300Z-250822T0700Z/ Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- Chester River to Queenstown MD-Eastern Bay- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 936 PM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay and adjoining estuaries north of Drum Point MD. * WHEN...Until 3 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ535-536-210945- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0118.250821T1300Z-250822T0000Z/ Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD- 936 PM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...North winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt expected. * WHERE...Tidal Potomac River from Key Bridge to Cobb Island MD. * WHEN...From 9 AM to 8 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$