Small Craft Advisory

NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC · US

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This event was updated at 2026-10-12 20:15:00 UTC.

Details

Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 6 PM EDT This Evening

Event: Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 2026-10-12 19:11:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-10-12 19:11:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-10-12 22:00:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-10-12 22:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

What

North winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.

Where

Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD.

When

Until 6 PM EDT this evening.

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 from North Beach to Drum Point MD

Public contact

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

Message record

Received: 2026-10-12 19:12:17 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~1m17s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Alert
Lifecycle: New
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M4RRFAMW6GXS7C1MST8999FG
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1ae848a6aa4dc94f805cd15155fb2dc7230c0e35.002.1
Sender: [email protected]
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.2023
WMO heading: XOUS51
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 51

References

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c400b9b61a973c47e166720a84820c0a458c28bf.001.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-12 11:02:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ee28c52ae693c8f6991ff7cc291f2239064b044f.001.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-12 05:03:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fcac3d47fc14e08830d8780c29c413557718cf8b.002.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-11 20:09:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d3119b57f5ea9ab7da83540128d907e6e97576cd.002.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-11 18:37:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b7943843095f0fdd1b9ad75794cb19fd76f42937.002.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-11 08:05:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.69da05d3d5e7d69a858f35621ea93e5f21f01aac.003.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-11 02:34:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.34d6a7ce60e6bca65f2e76ca166ceb6874b377b6.003.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-10 19:12:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1708263371f32de74c13d4cb396e39a1708d3688.001.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-10 17:52:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9283155187c1c10eab45da3e300777b4de22f454.002.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-10 05:43:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fd50309c15f50c5eb99dbd4c90c59c6122fb8e27.002.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-09 23:36:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.05dcedcb6c5b91714667a76c8fb6b2da7c230b55.002.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-09 18:34:00 UTC

Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	NWS
NationalWeatherService	SCY

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	MWWLWX
WMOidentifier	WHUS71 KLWX 121911
NWSheadline	SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
VTEC	/O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0157.000000T0000Z-261012T2200Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-10-12T18:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
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Locations

Location data

Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD

Name	Value
SAME	073533
UGC	ANZ533