Small Craft Advisory

NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC · US

Updated

This event was updated at 2026-09-20 16:59:00 UTC.

Details

Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect From 5 PM This Afternoon To 1 AM EDT Sunday

Event: Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 2026-09-19 17:49:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-19 21:00:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-20 02:00:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-20 05:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

What

Southeast 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

From 5 PM this afternoon to 1 AM EDT Sunday.

Impacts

Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

Instructions

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

Affected areas

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

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-19 17:50:17 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~1m18s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M2XCMNH16E25XXECYPYKZR3B
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.237a49eaf38f819eb2094ee2d8588ddf29375d78.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope: Public
CAP source: 211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes: IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
AWIPS ID: CAPLWX
NWWS sequence: nwws_processor.8117
WMO heading: XOUS51
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 51

References

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f81def0886cebe231a817abb9b82f8bc9a05b40f.001.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-19 11:29:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.491227ea92ad96019ef7713feba988ed4201dc76.001.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-19 13:55:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9996fa6fc0c73adb913d69268a7efa4410df943b.002.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-19 04:51:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0dba24ba7909695969428a0fdcbe88f250df70b7.001.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-19 01:14:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d73fc2fb96e515db0e403596e7213e69da0fbe35.001.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-18 16:35:00 UTC

Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	NWS
NationalWeatherService	SCY

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	MWWLWX
WMOidentifier	WHUS71 KLWX 191749
NWSheadline	SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EDT SUNDAY
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
VTEC	/O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0146.260919T2100Z-260920T0500Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-20T01:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
expiredReferences	w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9996fa6fc0c73adb913d69268a7efa4410df943b.002.2,2026-09-19T00:51:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0dba24ba7909695969428a0fdcbe88f250df70b7.001.2,2026-09-18T21:14:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d73fc2fb96e515db0e403596e7213e69da0fbe35.001.2,2026-09-18T12:35:00-04:00

Locations

Location data

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

Name	Value
SAME	073534
SAME	073537
SAME	073543
UGC	ANZ534
UGC	ANZ537
UGC	ANZ543