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Home Return to list Small Craft Advisory 0087 Issued by the Baltimore / Washington Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-05-19 04:45:36 200 WHUS71 KLWX 190944 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 544 AM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ANZ530>534-537>543-191745- /O.NEW.KLWX.SC.Y.0087.260519T1800Z-260520T0600Z/ 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 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- 544 AM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...South winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt expected. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay and adjoining estuaries north of Smith Point VA, and Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA. * WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 2 AM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-05-19 12:54:24 278 WHUS71 KLWX 191754 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 154 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ANZ530>534-537>543-200200- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0087.260519T1800Z-260520T0600Z/ Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- Chester River to Queenstown MD-Eastern Bay- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 154 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...South winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt expected. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay and adjoining estuaries north of Smith Point VA, and Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-05-19 13:21:26 088 WHUS71 KLWX 191821 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 221 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ANZ534-543-200230- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-260520T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.SC.Y.0088.260520T1900Z-260521T0000Z/ Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 221 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...For the first Small Craft Advisory, south winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. For the second Small Craft Advisory, south winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt expected. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island. * WHEN...For the first Small Craft Advisory, until 2 AM EDT Wednesday. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 3 PM to 8 PM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ530>533-537>542-200230- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-260520T0600Z/ Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- Chester River to Queenstown MD-Eastern Bay- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 221 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...South winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay and adjoining estuaries north of Drum Point MD, and Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-05-19 13:21:26 088 WHUS71 KLWX 191821 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 221 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ANZ534-543-200230- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-260520T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.SC.Y.0088.260520T1900Z-260521T0000Z/ Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 221 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...For the first Small Craft Advisory, south winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. For the second Small Craft Advisory, south winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt expected. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island. * WHEN...For the first Small Craft Advisory, until 2 AM EDT Wednesday. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 3 PM to 8 PM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ530>533-537>542-200230- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-260520T0600Z/ Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- Chester River to Queenstown MD-Eastern Bay- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 221 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...South winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay and adjoining estuaries north of Drum Point MD, and Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ Action: Cancelled Issued At: 2026-05-19 20:34:10 623 WHUS71 KLWX 200133 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 933 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ANZ530>533-537>542-200245- /O.CAN.KLWX.SC.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-260520T0600Z/ 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- 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- 933 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds have diminished. $$ ANZ534-543-201000- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-260520T0600Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0088.260520T1900Z-260521T0000Z/ Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 933 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...For both Small Craft Advisories, south winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA, and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island. * WHEN...For the first Small Craft Advisory, until 2 AM EDT Wednesday. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 3 PM to 8 PM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ DHOF Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-05-19 20:34:10 623 WHUS71 KLWX 200133 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 933 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ANZ530>533-537>542-200245- /O.CAN.KLWX.SC.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-260520T0600Z/ 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- 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- 933 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds have diminished. $$ ANZ534-543-201000- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-260520T0600Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0088.260520T1900Z-260521T0000Z/ Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 933 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...For both Small Craft Advisories, south winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA, and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island. * WHEN...For the first Small Craft Advisory, until 2 AM EDT Wednesday. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 3 PM to 8 PM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ DHOF Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-05-19 23:06:46 207 WHUS71 KLWX 200406 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1206 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026 ANZ534-543-201215- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-260520T0600Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0088.260520T1900Z-260521T0000Z/ Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 1206 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For both Small Craft Advisories, south winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA, and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island. * WHEN...For the first Small Craft Advisory, until 2 AM EDT Wednesday. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 3 PM to 8 PM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ Action: Time Extended Issued At: 2026-05-20 00:23:19 077 WHUS71 KLWX 200523 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 123 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026 ANZ533-537-542-201330- /O.EXA.KLWX.SC.Y.0088.260520T1900Z-260521T0000Z/ Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 123 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 kt expected. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD, Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA and Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD. * WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, from 3 PM to 8 PM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ ANZ534-543-201330- /O.EXT.KLWX.SC.Y.0087.000000T0000Z-260520T0700Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0088.260520T1900Z-260521T0000Z/ Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 123 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For both Small Craft Advisories, south winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA, and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island. * WHEN...For the first Small Craft Advisory, until 3 AM EDT early this morning. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 3 PM this afternoon to 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||