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Special Marine Warning
Issued: 10:34 AM Jan. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD... Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD... Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD... Chester River to Queenstown MD... Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River... Eastern Bay... Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD... * Until 700 AM EST. * At 532 AM EST, a moderate-to-heavy snow squall was located along a line extending from the northern Chesapeake Bay to northern Anne Arundel County MD, moving southeast at 25 knots HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 48 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Boaters could easily be thrown overboard by suddenly higher wind and waves capsizing their vessel. Boats could suffer significant damage in high winds. * Gust fronts will be near... Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Annapolis, and Greenbury Point around 535 AM EST. Matapeake, Mayo, and Highland Beach around 540 AM EST. Shady Side and Thomas Point Light around 545 AM EST. Deale and Romancoke around 550 AM EST. Bloody Point Light and Eastern Bay around 555 AM EST. Herring Bay around 600 AM EST. Poplar Island around 605 AM EST. North Beach, Knapps Narrows Bridge, and Tilghman Island around 610 AM EST. Other locations impacted by gust fronts include Drum Point, Romancoke, and Highland Beach. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. Seek safe shelter, mariners can expect gusty winds and increasing waves. && HAIL...0.00IN; WIND...48KTS
Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 3:21 AM Jan. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Southwest 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt expected through 2 AM. Winds will shift to the northwest late tonight and continue through Thursday at 15 to 25 kt with gusts around 30 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 4 PM EST Thursday. * 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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