Warning Vector

Small Craft Advisory

NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC ยท US

Updated

Details

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

Event
Small Craft Advisory
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
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. For the Gale Warning, north winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and waves 2 to 4 ft expected.

Where

Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River and Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD.

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

  • Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River
  • Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m14s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M3C5J753WY5BGEEDRWC6N5ZH
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.80c841d6f474a807c90cbfaa3451bd5dbdc94c2b.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.9676
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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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
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Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceSCY

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierMWWLWX
WMOidentifierWHUS71 KLWX 251134
NWSheadlineSMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0149.000000T0000Z-260926T1000Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-26T06:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
expiredReferencesw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b01e29a63e402316a0c8db4b843c4fa257291a9e.003.1,2026-09-24T21:41:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8dde6acac0c81fa6ddcd0dc160680fe90e4501a5.003.1,2026-09-24T14:20:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d59c8896382de8cff1eb2822d1576c9111170de8.003.1,2026-09-24T09:40:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.784e30a7cd40b3f8d23166502d0ff086adac2af6.001.2,2026-09-24T06:20:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6a340820ec4d1d9c40d4c0b18e84099383a22489.001.2,2026-09-24T03:11:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.273a2170d8f99cc137248814dca2ab080a91d435.001.2,2026-09-23T18:22:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3b8ec9ca612c74c54922646f17a98598b36fd71d.001.2,2026-09-23T15:28:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c0a4022605414916843814adc26141228700f6e4.001.2,2026-09-23T09:01:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.16430078365a8550c2adc48652e252f40125b701.001.3,2026-09-23T00:12:00-04:00
Locations

Location data

  • Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River
  • Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD
NameValue
SAME073541
SAME073542
UGCANZ541
UGCANZ542