Small Craft Advisory
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC ยท US
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Details
Gale Warning Remains In Effect Until 10 PM EDT This Evening... ...Small Craft Advisory In Effect From 10 PM This Evening To 6 PM EDT Sunday
- Event
- Small Craft Advisory
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Minor
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
For the Gale Warning, north winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and waves 2 to 5 ft. For the Small Craft Advisory, northwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 2 to 4 ft expected.
Where
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD, Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA and Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD.
When
For the Gale Warning, until 10 PM EDT this evening. For the Small Craft Advisory, from 10 PM this evening to 6 PM EDT Sunday.
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 North Beach to Drum Point MD
- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA
- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~39s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3FGY1X7B0EZG8G6AQJCN0QE
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fcecbaec471d02c39b68c0cff5e9eb859bfc10f2.004.2
- 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.1480
- WMO heading
- XOUS51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | SCY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWLWX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS71 KLWX 261851 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EDT SUNDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KLWX.SC.Y.0150.260927T0200Z-260927T2200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-27T18:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD
- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA
- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 073533 |
| SAME | 073537 |
| SAME | 073542 |
| UGC | ANZ533 |
| UGC | ANZ537 |
| UGC | ANZ542 |