224  
WHUS71 KLWX 171453  
MWWLWX  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
1053 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2026  
 
ANZ532>534-543-172300-  
/O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0144.260917T1900Z-260918T0300Z/  
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD-  
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-  
1053 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS  
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA,  
AND TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING  
BLOODSWORTH ISLAND.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 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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