Warning Vector

Small Craft Advisory

NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC ยท US

Updated

Details

Small Craft Advisory Now In Effect Until 6 PM EDT This Evening... ...Gale Warning In Effect From 6 PM This Evening To 10 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 around 20 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

Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD and Chester River to Queenstown MD.

When

For the Small Craft Advisory, until 6 PM EDT this evening. For the Gale Warning, from 6 PM this evening to 10 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 Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD
  • Chester River to Queenstown MD

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m19s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M3CC8KGHADBJZP4YW45CDY9A
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5b7772ad43d085f3d260b46e96f617c95e239ad0.003.1
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.2217
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

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierMWWLWX
WMOidentifierWHUS71 KLWX 251331
NWSheadlineSMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EDT SATURDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.EXT.KLWX.SC.Y.0148.000000T0000Z-260925T2200Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-25T18:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
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Locations

Location data

  • Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD
  • Chester River to Queenstown MD
NameValue
SAME073531
SAME073539
UGCANZ531
UGCANZ539