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 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected.

Where

Chesapeake Bay north of North Beach MD, Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor, Chester River to Queenstown MD, and Eastern Bay.

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

  • Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD
  • 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
~46s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M33DJ0CQ31378RVFNB2JZ5D6
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a97a98d0826ed2072af5d0df0bac6b9fc3e5c943.003.1
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.3049
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
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Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
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Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
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Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
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w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
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w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
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Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
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w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
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w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
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Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
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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:2.49.0.1.840.0.7e7c4dd67c0ac7a1586c4640ed715cc9f3a8ead1.005.1,2026-09-21T11:39:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7e7c4dd67c0ac7a1586c4640ed715cc9f3a8ead1.003.2,2026-09-21T11:39:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4c6608030f974cf339fafa8bd77cca3c4c978a34.005.1,2026-09-21T08:59:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4c6608030f974cf339fafa8bd77cca3c4c978a34.003.2,2026-09-21T08:59:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ad22db9d954b87838116ff214b36814c856de98f.002.1,2026-09-21T07:14:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ad22db9d954b87838116ff214b36814c856de98f.001.2,2026-09-21T07:14:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bc45dcaf1264981bd95a35d1628fd8ec366bb2d4.003.1,2026-09-21T00:10:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bc45dcaf1264981bd95a35d1628fd8ec366bb2d4.001.2,2026-09-21T00:10:00-04:00
Locations

Location data

  • Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD
  • 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
SAME073530
SAME073531
SAME073532
SAME073538
SAME073539
SAME073540
UGCANZ530
UGCANZ531
UGCANZ532
UGCANZ538
UGCANZ539
UGCANZ540