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

ANZ535-536-090400-
/O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0141.000000T0000Z-251009T0400Z/
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD-
309 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...North winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

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

* WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight.

* 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>541-090400-
/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-
309 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025

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

* WHAT...North 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.

&&

$$

ANZ537-538-542-543-090400-
/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-
309 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025

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

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 20 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.

&&

$$

DHOF