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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1235 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

ANZ534-537-543-190045-
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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-
1235 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 1 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...For the first Small Craft Advisory, northeast winds 10
  to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt expected. For the second Small
  Craft Advisory, east winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt
  expected.

* 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...For the first Small Craft Advisory, from 5 AM to 1 PM
  EDT Saturday. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 5 PM
  Saturday to 1 AM EDT Sunday.

* 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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ANZ531>533-539>541-190045-
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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-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-Eastern Bay-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
1235 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM EDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt
  expected.

* WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island MD to Drum Point MD,
  Chester River to Queenstown MD, Eastern Bay, and Choptank
  River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 10 AM EDT Saturday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$