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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC

1227 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026



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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-

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-

1227 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO

6 AM EDT TUESDAY...

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...



* WHAT...North to northwest winds of 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to

  30 kt expected.



* WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point MD to Smith Point VA, 

  Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA, 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 2 AM Monday to 6 AM EDT Tuesday.



* 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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Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD-

Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD-

1227 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS

EVENING...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO

6 AM EDT TUESDAY...



* WHAT...For the first Small Craft Advisory, south winds 10 to 15

  kt with gusts up to 25 kt expected. For the second Small Craft

  Advisory, north to northwest winds of 10 to 15 kt with gusts up

  to 25 kt expected.



* WHERE...Tidal Potomac River from Key Bridge to Cobb Island MD.



* WHEN...For the first Small Craft Advisory, until 6 PM EDT this 

  evening. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 2 AM Monday 

  to 6 AM EDT Tuesday.



* 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-

Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD-

Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-

Chester River to Queenstown MD-Eastern Bay-

1227 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO

6 AM EDT TUESDAY...



* WHAT...North to northwest winds of 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to

  25 kt expected.



* WHERE...Chesapeake Bay north of Sandy Point MD, Patapsco River 

  including Baltimore Harbor, Chester River to Queenstown MD, 

  and Eastern Bay.



* WHEN...From 2 AM Monday to 6 AM EDT Tuesday.



* 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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