Marine Weather Message
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
897 WHUS71 KLWX 220719 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 319 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025 ANZ530>533-538>542-220830- /O.EXP.KLWX.SC.Y.0117.000000T0000Z-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- 319 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Winds have diminished below Small Craft Advisory levels. A few gusts to 15 kts are possible through daybreak. $$ ANZ534-537-543-221000- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0117.000000T0000Z-250822T1000Z/ Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 319 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * WHAT...North winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA, Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island. * WHEN...Until 6 AM EDT early this morning. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ BELAK