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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
454 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025

ANZ535-536-081700-
/O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0141.251008T1200Z-251009T0400Z/
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD-
454 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt
  expected.

* WHERE...Tidal Potomac River from Key Bridge to Cobb Island MD.

* WHEN...From 8 AM Wednesday to midnight EDT Wednesday night.

* 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>534-539>541-081700-
/O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0139.000000T0000Z-251009T1700Z/
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-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-Eastern Bay-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
454 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt early
  this morning, shifting by mid-morning to northwest winds 15 to
  25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 2 to 4 ft.

* WHERE...Chesapeake Bay main channel north of Smith Point VA,
  Chester River to Queenstown MD, Eastern Bay, and Choptank
  River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River.

* WHEN...Until 1 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.

&&

$$

ANZ537-538-542-543-081700-
/O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0140.000000T0000Z-251009T1700Z/
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth
Island-
454 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt early
  this morning, shifting by mid-morning to northwest winds 15 to
  25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.

* WHERE...Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA,
  Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor, Patuxent River to
  Broomes Island MD and Tangier Sound and the inland waters
  surrounding Bloodsworth Island.

* WHEN...Until 1 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.

&&

$$