Warning Vector

Marine Weather Statement

NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC ยท US

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Details

A Gust Front Over The Waters

Event
Marine Weather Statement
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Minor
Certainty
Observed
Response
Monitor

Description

The areas affected include... Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD... Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD... Chester River to Queenstown MD... Eastern Bay... Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor... At 1040 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a gust front, capable of producing northerly winds to around 20 knots. This front was located along a line extending from 15 nm southeast of Turkey Point to 14 nm west of Fort Smallwood State Park, moving southeast at 20 knots. Locations impacted include... Kent Narrows Bridge, North Point State Park, Magothy River, Chester River, Eastern Bay, Greenbury Point, Sandy Point State Park, Highland Beach, Severn River, Bloody Point Light, Thomas Point Light, Parsons Island, Fort Smallwood State Park, Pinehurst, Gibson Island, Bodkin Point, Tolchester Beach, Love Point, Naval Academy, and Baltimore Light.

Instructions

Mariners can expect gusty and locally higher waves. Boaters in small craft should seek safe harbor.

Affected areas

  • Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD
  • Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD
  • Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor
  • Chester River to Queenstown MD
  • Eastern Bay

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~37s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M30XE8NPM5X95BM4CZ4S7WRT
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.39f08fb9b1666dafeabecab2c6b958e60880cb3f.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.3905
WMO heading
XOUS51
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
51

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceMWS

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierMWSLWX
WMOidentifierFZUS71 KLWX 210241
NWSheadlineA GUST FRONT OVER THE WATERS
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD
  • Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD
  • Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor
  • Chester River to Queenstown MD
  • Eastern Bay
NameValue
SAME073531
SAME073532
SAME073538
SAME073539
SAME073540
UGCANZ531
UGCANZ532
UGCANZ538
UGCANZ539
UGCANZ540
Polygons
38.97,-76.2 38.97,-76.25 38.94,-76.23 38.94,-76.21 38.85,-76.2 38.82,-76.52 38.99,-76.49 39.02,-76.41 39.05,-76.46 39.13,-76.45 39.21,-76.58 39.23,-76.59 39.22,-76.44 39.24,-76.42 39.26,-76.22 39.15,-76.28 39.14,-76.28 39.09,-76.23 39.03,-76.24 39.0,-76.17 38.97,-76.2