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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
849 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
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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-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD-
PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR-
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-EASTERN BAY-
CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER-
PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD-
849 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
..GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE THIS EVENING
A SURGE OF NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT IS PRODUCING
OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 30 TO 35 KNOTS ACROSS MOST OF THE
NORTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY AND MIDDLE TO UPPER TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER.
SOME NARROWER WATERWAYS COULD SEE A GUST OR TWO TO AROUND 40
KNOTS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SLOWLY THROUGH THE EVENING.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD EXERCISE EXTRA CAUTION IF NAVIGATING THE WATERS
DURING THIS TIME.
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