Marine Weather Message
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
877 WHUS71 KLWX 061759 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC Issued by National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 159 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025 ANZ533-534-536-537-541>543-070000- /O.EXB.KLWX.SC.Y.0082.250506T1759Z-250507T0000Z/ Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD- 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- 159 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. * WHERE...Tidal Potomac River from Indian Head MD to Smith Point VA, Chesapeake Bay from North Beach 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 8 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. && $$ ANZ530>532-535-538>540-070000- /O.EXT.KLWX.SC.Y.0082.250506T1759Z-250507T0000Z/ Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- Chester River to Queenstown MD-Eastern Bay- 159 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds around 10 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay north of North Beach MD, Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD, Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor, Chester River to Queenstown MD, and Eastern Bay. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ Johnson