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Freeze Warning
Issued: 3:35 AM Apr. 20, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected, especially
in outlying areas away from larger bodies of water.

* WHERE...Portions of DC, central, northern, and southern Maryland,
and central and northern Virginia.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 1:58 AM Apr. 20, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM EDT
MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt
expected.

* WHERE...Tidal Potomac River from Key Bridge to Cobb Island MD,
Chesapeake Bay north of Sandy Point MD, Patapsco River
including Baltimore Harbor, Chester River to Queenstown MD,
Eastern Bay, and Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD.

* WHEN...From 6 AM to 9 PM EDT Monday.

* 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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