Marine Weather Message
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
695 WHUS71 KLWX 212336 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 736 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025 ANZ535-536-220045- /O.EXP.KLWX.SC.Y.0118.000000T0000Z-250822T0000Z/ Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD- 736 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... Winds have diminished. $$ ANZ534-537-543-220745- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0117.000000T0000Z-250822T1000Z/ Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 736 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 2 to 4 ft. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA, Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island. * WHEN...Until 6 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ530>533-538>542-220700- /O.CON.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- 736 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...North winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. * 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. && $$