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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
945 PM EDT Mon Oct 13 2025

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Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD-
945 PM EDT Mon Oct 13 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...For the first Small Craft Advisory, north winds 10 to
  20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. For the second Small Craft
  Advisory, 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...For the first Small Craft Advisory, until 8 PM EDT
  Tuesday. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 10 AM to 8
  PM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

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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-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA-
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-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth
Island-
945 PM EDT Mon Oct 13 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
  waves 2 to 4 ft.

* WHERE...Chesapeake Bay and adjoining estuaries north of Smith
  Point VA, and Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point
  VA.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

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