Warning Vector

Small Craft Advisory

NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC ยท US

New

Details

Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until Noon EDT Today... ...Small Craft Advisory In Effect From 8 PM This Evening To 6 AM EDT Wednesday

Event
Small Craft Advisory
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Minor
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

What

For the first Small Craft Advisory, north winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt expected. For the second Small Craft Advisory, northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 2 to 4 ft 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

For the first Small Craft Advisory, until noon EDT today. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 8 PM this evening to 6 AM EDT Wednesday.

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 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

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m24s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M312JNMA91SXW0A0W5F63E8J
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bc45dcaf1264981bd95a35d1628fd8ec366bb2d4.001.2
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.6082
WMO heading
XOUS51
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
51

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceSCY

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierMWWLWX
WMOidentifierWHUS71 KLWX 210410
NWSheadlineSMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.NEW.KLWX.SC.Y.0148.260922T0000Z-260923T1000Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-23T06:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • 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
NameValue
SAME073531
SAME073532
SAME073533
SAME073539
SAME073540
SAME073541
UGCANZ531
UGCANZ532
UGCANZ533
UGCANZ539
UGCANZ540
UGCANZ541