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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC

735 PM EDT Thu Mar 19 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-

Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA-

Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-

735 PM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS

EVENING...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO

5 AM EDT SATURDAY...



* WHAT...For the first Small Craft Advisory, south winds around 

  10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. For the second Small Craft 

  Advisory, south winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt 

  expected.



* WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island MD to Smith Point 

  VA, and Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor.



* WHEN...For the first Small Craft Advisory, until 10 PM EDT 

  this evening. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 11 AM 

  Friday to 5 AM 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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Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD-

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-

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-

735 PM EDT Thu Mar 19 2026



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO

5 AM EDT SATURDAY...



* WHAT...South winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt expected.



* WHERE...Tidal Potomac River from Key Bridge to Smith Point VA, 

  Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD, Chester River to 

  Queenstown MD, Eastern Bay, Choptank River to Cambridge MD and 

  the Little Choptank River, Patuxent River to Broomes Island 

  MD, and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding 

  Bloodsworth Island.



* WHEN...From 11 AM Friday to 5 AM 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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