472  
WHUS71 KLWX 010950  
MWWLWX  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
550 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
ANZ531>533-537-539>541-011100-  
/O.EXP.KLWX.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-260501T1000Z/  
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 COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA-  
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-EASTERN BAY-  
CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER-  
550 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS  
MORNING...  
 
WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED.  
 
 
 
ANZ534-543-011200-  
/O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-260501T1200Z/  
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA-  
TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH  
ISLAND-  
550 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
 
* WHERE...CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA  
AND TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING  
BLOODSWORTH ISLAND.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING.  
 
* 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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