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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
221 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

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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.

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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-
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.

&&

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