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Special Marine Warning
Issued: 9:30 AM Apr. 19, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD... Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD... * Until 730 AM EDT. * At 527 AM EDT, showers on a cold front were located along a line extending from 15 nm northwest of Key Bridge to 20 nm northwest of Leesylvania State Park, moving east at 30 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Obverved wind over land stations. IMPACT...Boaters in small craft could be thrown overboard by suddenly higher winds and waves capsizing their vessel. * Locations impacted include... Potomac Creek, Nanjemoy Creek, Swan Point, Gunston Hall, Occoquan Bay, Popes Creek, Maryland Point, Port Tobacco River, Colonial Beach, Leesylvania State Park, Cobb Island, Mathias Point, U.S. 301 Nice Memorial Bridge, Mason Neck State Park, Woodrow Wilson Bridge, Wicomico River, Indian Head, Fort Hunt, Brent Point, and Reagan National Airport. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && HAIL...0.00IN; WIND...>34KTS
Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 4:21 AM Apr. 19, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected. * WHERE...Tidal Potomac River from Key Bridge to Cobb Island MD, and Chesapeake Bay and adjoining estuaries north of Drum Point MD. * WHEN...From 6 AM this morning to 6 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...An abrupt wind shift to the northwest with a rapid increase in gusts is expected between 4 AM and 7 AM. A brief period of wind gusts 35 to 40 knots is possible during this time, and Special Marine Warnings may be needed. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. &&
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