Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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633 FZUS51 KLWX 270534 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 134 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 Tidal Potomac River and Maryland portion of Chesapeake Bay. Forecasts of wave heights do not include effects of wind direction relative to tidal currents. Expect higher waves when winds are blowing against the tidal flow. ANZ500-272000- 134 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A front will become established north of the area tonight before a stronger cold front passes through the region Monday night. A secondary front could follow in the wake by mid-week. Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the waters Monday night and Wednesday night into Thursday. $$ ANZ535-272000- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 134 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered tstms with isolated showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-272000- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 134 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-272000- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 134 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-272000- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 134 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Widespread showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-272000- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 134 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered tstms with isolated showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Widespread showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-272000- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 134 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Widespread showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-272000- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 134 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Widespread showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-272000- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 134 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Widespread showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft... subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. A chance of showers. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-272000- Eastern Bay- 134 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Widespread showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-272000- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 134 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-272000- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 134 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-272000- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 134 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-272000- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 134 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .OVERNIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-272000- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 134 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$