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WHUS71 KLWX 050441
MWWLWX
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1241 AM EDT WED AUG 5 2026
ANZ533-534-543-051600-
/O.NEW.KLWX.SC.Y.0130.260805T1800Z-260806T0000Z/
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH
ISLAND-
1241 AM EDT WED AUG 5 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH MD TO SMITH POINT VA,
AND TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING
BLOODSWORTH ISLAND.
* WHEN...FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* 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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