# Small Craft Advisory: Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point 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 2026-10-18 18:44 ingested 2026-10-19 02:56

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## extract

Small Craft Advisory — Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA; Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island
Severity: Minor. Certainty: Likely.
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, northeast winds 15 to 25
kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 2 to 4 ft. For the Gale
Watch, north winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and
waves 2 to 4 ft possible.

* WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA,
and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding
Bloodsworth Island.

* WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 6 PM EDT Monday.
For the Gale Watch, from Monday evening through Tuesday
morning.

* 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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.