186  
WHUS71 KLWX 100533  
MWWLWX  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
133 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2026  
 
ANZ531>534-537-539>541-543-101345-  
/O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0059.260410T2200Z-260411T0500Z/  
/O.NEW.KLWX.SC.Y.0060.260411T1200Z-260411T1800Z/  
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-  
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA-  
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA-  
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-EASTERN BAY-  
CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER-  
TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH  
ISLAND-  
133 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING  
TO 1 AM EDT SATURDAY...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 2 PM EDT  
SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SOUTH WINDS 10 TO  
15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT EXPECTED. FOR THE SECOND SMALL  
CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT  
VA, TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA,  
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD, EASTERN BAY, CHOPTANK RIVER TO  
CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER, AND TANGIER SOUND  
AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 6 PM THIS  
EVENING TO 1 AM EDT SATURDAY. FOR THE SECOND SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORY, FROM 8 AM TO 2 PM 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
ANZ530-101345-  
/O.NEW.KLWX.SC.Y.0060.260411T1200Z-260411T1800Z/  
CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD-  
133 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 2 PM EDT  
SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM TO 2 PM 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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