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4/18/2026 11:27am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Overcast
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Small Craft Advisory

Issued by the National Weather Service - Baltimore/Washington

    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  

Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA; Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA; Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island


Small Craft Advisory issued April 18 at 6:57AM EDT until April 19 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EDT SUNDAY


Areas Affected: Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA; Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA; Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Minor

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Saturday 6:57am EDT

Alert Effective: Saturday 6:57am EDT

Alert Expires: Saturday 3:00pm EDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Saturday 2:00pm EDT

Event Ends: Sunday 6:00pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC


Details:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...For this afternoon and evening, southeast winds 10 to 15
kt with gusts up to 25 kt and waves 2 to 4 feet. For Sunday,
northwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 2
to 4 feet.

* WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA,
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA, and
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth
Island.

* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 6 PM EDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

Information:
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

Meta data:
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.902a32791d780611588ae7a23a05e2ea55e1b045.002.1
Codes: ANZ534, ANZ537, ANZ543
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.902a32791d780611588ae7a23a05e2ea55e1b045.002.1