Warning Vector

Small Craft Advisory

NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC ยท US

Updated

Details

Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 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

Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt expected.

Where

Tidal Potomac River from Key Bridge to Cobb Island MD.

When

Until 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

  • Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD
  • Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~45s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M33DJ06GST7WHHA0DJ7ETP4F
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a97a98d0826ed2072af5d0df0bac6b9fc3e5c943.004.1
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.3047
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
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceSCY

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierMWWLWX
WMOidentifierWHUS71 KLWX 220201
NWSheadlineSMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0148.000000T0000Z-260923T1000Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-23T06:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
expiredReferencesw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7e7c4dd67c0ac7a1586c4640ed715cc9f3a8ead1.006.1,2026-09-21T11:39:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4c6608030f974cf339fafa8bd77cca3c4c978a34.006.1,2026-09-21T08:59:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ad22db9d954b87838116ff214b36814c856de98f.003.1,2026-09-21T07:14:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bc45dcaf1264981bd95a35d1628fd8ec366bb2d4.004.1,2026-09-21T00:10:00-04:00
Locations

Location data

  • Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD
  • Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD
NameValue
SAME073535
SAME073536
UGCANZ535
UGCANZ536