# Small Craft Advisory: Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD; 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 — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-09-24 21:41 ingested 2026-09-25 02:51

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Small Craft Advisory — Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD; 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
Severity: Minor. Certainty: Likely.
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, north winds 15 to 25 kt
with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 2 to 4 ft. For the Gale
Watch, north winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and
waves 2 to 5 ft possible.

* WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from North Beach 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...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 4 PM EDT Friday.
For the Gale Watch, from Friday afternoon through Saturday
afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds can cause hazardous waves which could
capsize or damage vessels.

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.