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Special Marine Warning
Issued: 11:26 AM Jan. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA... Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island... * Until 745 AM EST. * At 622 AM EST, a gust front accompanied with a light-to-moderate snow shower was located along a line extending from Tilghman Island to Chesapeake Beach MD, moving southeast at 30 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Numberous airport observations 34 knots or greater. IMPACT...Boaters in small craft could be thrown overboard by suddenly higher winds and waves capsizing their vessel. * Locations impacted include... Hooper Island Light, Smith Island, Crisfield, Deep Hole, Solomons Island, Nanticoke River Mouth, Southwest Middle Grounds, Ewell, Point Lookout, Tangier Sound, Point No Point, Honga River, Fishing Bay, The Targets, Richland Point Buoy, Bivalve, Saint Inigoes Creek, and Deal Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Seek safe shelter, mariners can expect gusty winds and increasing waves. && HAIL...0.00IN; WIND...>34KTS
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 11:08 AM Jan. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
...AN AREA OF MODERATE SNOW WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN WICOMICO AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES... At 607 AM EST, an area of moderate snow was located along a line extending from near Hazlettville to near Copperville to near Marlton. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this area of moderate snow. Locations impacted include... Cambridge, Hurlock, Sharptown, Secretary, Vienna, University Of Maryland Center For Environmental Studies, East New Market, Mardela Springs, Galestown, Church Creek, Brookview, Eldorado, Madison, Andrews, Hudson, Lloyds, Taylors Island, Woolford, Bucktown, and Linkwood. &&
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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