Warning Vector

Small Craft Advisory

NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC ยท US

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Details

Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 6 AM EDT Friday

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 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.

Where

Tidal Potomac River from Key Bridge to Cobb Island MD, 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 Friday.

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
  • Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD
  • Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island 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
~53s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M39439E4XY5WMV2GW8TR4EFV
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6a340820ec4d1d9c40d4c0b18e84099383a22489.002.1
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.2269
WMO heading
XOUS51
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
51

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Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceSCY

Parameters

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AWIPSidentifierMWWLWX
WMOidentifierWHUS71 KLWX 240711
NWSheadlineSMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0148.000000T0000Z-260925T1000Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-25T06:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
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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
  • Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD
  • Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD
  • Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor
  • Chester River to Queenstown MD
  • Eastern Bay
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