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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
148 PM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

ANZ530-531-538-539-010200-
/O.NEW.KLWX.SC.Y.0128.260801T2100Z-260802T0800Z/
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
148 PM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

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

* WHERE...Chesapeake Bay north of Sandy Point MD, Patapsco River
  including Baltimore Harbor, and Chester River to Queenstown MD.

* WHEN...From 5 PM Saturday to 4 AM EDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
148 PM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

ANZ532>534-537-540>543-010200-
/O.NEW.KLWX.SC.Y.0128.260801T1800Z-260802T0800Z/
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD-
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-Eastern Bay-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth
Island-
148 PM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt expected.

* WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point MD to Smith Point VA,
  Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA, Eastern
  Bay, Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank
  River, Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD, and Tangier Sound
  and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island.

* WHEN...From 2 PM Saturday to 4 AM EDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
148 PM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

ANZ535-536-010200-
/O.NEW.KLWX.SC.Y.0128.260801T1800Z-260802T0300Z/
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD-
148 PM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

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

* WHERE...Tidal Potomac River from Key Bridge to Cobb Island MD.

* WHEN...From 2 PM to 11 PM EDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$


Rip Current Statement


Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service New York NY
554 PM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

NYZ081-010200-
/O.NEW.KOKX.RP.S.0012.260731T2154Z-260801T0200Z/
Southeast Suffolk-
554 PM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Southeast Suffolk County.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Life-threatening rip currents are likely for all
  people entering the surf zone. Anyone visiting the beaches
  should stay out of the surf. Rip currents can sweep even the
  best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you enter the surf zone, always have a flotation device with
you and swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax
and float, and do not swim against the current. If able, swim in
a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face
the shore and yell or wave for help.

&&

$$

Be sure to use the MyCoast app to relay photos and reports of
coastal flooding and beach erosion.

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/nyc


Air Quality Alert


CTZ009-020300-
Southern Fairfield-
401 PM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT SATURDAY...

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
has issued an Air Quality Action Day for the following counties:

Southern Fairfield,

from 11 AM to 11 PM EDT Saturday.

An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone within the
region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional
information, please visit the Connecticut Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection Web site at http://www.ct.gov/deep/aqi

$$


Hazardous Weather Outlook


Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
126 PM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043-
044-047-048-072-011730-
Northern Oneida-Yates-Seneca-Southern Cayuga-Onondaga-Steuben-
Schuyler-Chemung-Tompkins-Madison-Southern Oneida-Cortland-Chenango-
Otsego-Tioga-Broome-Delaware-Sullivan-Bradford-Susquehanna-
Northern Wayne-Wyoming-Lackawanna-Luzerne-Pike-Southern Wayne-
126 PM EDT Fri Jul 31 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New York and
northeast Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

A slow moving front will bring showers and thunderstorms to the
region late Sunday through Sunday night. Locally heavy rainfall is
possible, which may result in areas of flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

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