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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
743 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
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CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD-
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 KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
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-
TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH
ISLAND-
743 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT MONDAY
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT...
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT EXPECTED. FOR
THE GALE WATCH, SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
35 KT AND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER FROM KEY BRIDGE TO SMITH POINT VA,
AND CHESAPEAKE BAY AND ADJOINING ESTUARIES NORTH OF SMITH
POINT VA.
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 1 PM EDT MONDAY.
FOR THE GALE WATCH, FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT.
* 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 SEVERE WIND AND WAVES.
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