Warning Vector

Coastal Flood Advisory

NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC ยท US

Updated

Details

Coastal Flood Advisory Remains In Effect Until 7 AM EDT Friday

Event
Coastal Flood Advisory
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Minor
Certainty
Likely
Response
Monitor

Description

What

Up to one foot of inundation above ground level in low lying areas due to tidal flooding.

Where

Shoreline in Charles and King George Counties.

When

Until 7 AM EDT Friday, especially around the time of high tide.

Impacts

At 3.5 feet, water reaches yards near Cobb Island and docks near Dahlgren.

Additional details

Tides two to two and a half feet above normal. The next high tide at Dahlgren is at 1:19 PM and 1:39 AM. The next high tide at Goose Bay is at 2:41 PM and 2:56 AM. The next high tide at Indian Head is at 6:35 PM and 6:50 AM.

Instructions

If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.

Affected areas

  • Charles County, MD
  • King George County, VA

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~58s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M374MSKPRZ1KRF2JYQW1B1ZA
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4072cf7e18df95e72cdf6c954e23a78a4e00c62f.005.1
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.938
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

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceCFY

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierCFWLWX
WMOidentifierWHUS41 KLWX 231242
NWSheadlineCOASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT FRIDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.CON.KLWX.CF.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-260925T1100Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-25T07:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
expiredReferencesw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.031194c3c562ed1bcbfef6c7b046dbb4a0109993.005.1,2026-09-22T22:10:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.421e1b731ba5e9453fcb18b34cc47c96bdbfc051.002.1,2026-09-22T14:53:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ab16248d1e6a951be23f7c8d34e12076f4eb7c1c.001.1,2026-09-22T09:35:00-04:00
Locations

Location data

  • Charles County, MD
  • King George County, VA
NameValue
SAME024017
SAME051099
UGCMDZ016
UGCVAZ057