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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
224 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026
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CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD-
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-
224 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD,
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD AND CHESTER
RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD.
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY.
* 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 FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH
ISLAND-
224 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT MONDAY
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. FOR THE GALE WATCH, NORTH WINDS 15
TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA
AND TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING
BLOODSWORTH ISLAND.
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 6 PM EDT MONDAY.
FOR THE GALE WATCH, FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS WAVES WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID POSSIBLE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER
COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE VESSEL FOR HAZARDOUS WIND AND WAVES.
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CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
224 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT MONDAY
* WHAT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.
* WHERE...CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT MD TO DRUM POINT MD,
AND TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM EDT MONDAY.
* 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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EASTERN BAY-
CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER-
PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD-
224 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT MONDAY
* WHAT...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.
* WHERE...EASTERN BAY, CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE
LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER AND PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM EDT MONDAY.
* 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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