Small Craft Advisory

NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC · US

Updated

Details

Small Craft Advisory Now In Effect Until 6 AM EDT Saturday... ...Gale Warning In Effect From 6 AM To 6 PM EDT Saturday

Event: Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 2026-09-25 06:31:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-25 06:31:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-25 14:45:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-26 10:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

What

For the Small Craft Advisory, north winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 2 to 4 ft. For the Gale Warning, north winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and waves 2 to 4 ft expected.

Where

Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD and Eastern Bay.

When

For the Small Craft Advisory, until 6 AM EDT Saturday. For the Gale Warning, from 6 AM to 6 PM EDT Saturday.

Impacts

Strong winds will cause hazardous waves which could capsize or damage vessels.

Instructions

Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.

Affected areas

Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD
Eastern Bay

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-25 06:32:01 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~1m2s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M3BM71CF3MN5Z6RKBG43GTDW
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9bd510854a76444f65ccfeff8e65ffb67a351d2f.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.1073
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

Name	Value
SAME	NWS
NationalWeatherService	SCY

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	MWWLWX
WMOidentifier	WHUS71 KLWX 250631
NWSheadline	SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
VTEC	/O.EXT.KLWX.SC.Y.0148.000000T0000Z-260926T1000Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-26T06:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
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Locations

Location data

Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD
Eastern Bay

Name	Value
SAME	073532
SAME	073540
UGC	ANZ532
UGC	ANZ540