Warning Vector

Small Craft Advisory

NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC ยท US

Updated

Details

Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until Noon EDT Today... ...Small Craft Advisory Remains 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, northeast winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. 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 Smith Point VA, Chester River to Queenstown MD, Eastern Bay, Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River, and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island.

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
  • 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
  • Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~41s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M31TSQ7DVM63A1Q0CP5DM6G2
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ad22db9d954b87838116ff214b36814c856de98f.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.9082
WMO heading
XOUS51
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
51

References

Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceSCY

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierMWWLWX
WMOidentifierWHUS71 KLWX 211114
NWSheadlineSMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.CON.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
  • 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
  • Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island
NameValue
SAME073531
SAME073532
SAME073533
SAME073534
SAME073539
SAME073540
SAME073541
SAME073543
UGCANZ531
UGCANZ532
UGCANZ533
UGCANZ534
UGCANZ539
UGCANZ540
UGCANZ541
UGCANZ543