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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
251 PM EDT FRI OCT 31 2025
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CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD-
TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH
ISLAND-
251 PM EDT FRI OCT 31 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY
..GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AND WAVES
2 TO 4 FT.
* WHERE...TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER FROM INDIAN HEAD MD TO SMITH POINT
VA, CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA,
PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD, AND TANGIER SOUND AND THE
INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD-
PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR-
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-EASTERN BAY-
CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER-
251 PM EDT FRI OCT 31 2025
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM EDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 35 KT AND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY,
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF DRUM POINT MD, TIDAL POTOMAC
FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD, PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING
BALTIMORE HARBOR, CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD, EASTERN BAY,
AND CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK
RIVER.
* WHEN...FOR THE GALE WARNING, UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. FOR
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT
SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
CJL
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