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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
433 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 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.

ANZ500-122300-
433 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...

A ridge of high pressure will remain near the waters through
Thursday before a cold front passes through late Friday. High
pressure will return over the weekend. Small Craft Advisories will
likely be needed for portions of the waters Thursday evening through
 Friday.

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ANZ535-122300-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
433 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TODAY...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ536-122300-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
433 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy
fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TODAY...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming light. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ537-122300-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
433 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TODAY...NE winds around 5 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft or
less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 kt...becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in
the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Gusts
up to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE 5 kt after midnight. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ530-122300-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
433 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy
fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TODAY...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening.
Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ531-122300-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
433 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TODAY...NW winds around 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening.
Waves 2 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ538-122300-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
433 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TODAY...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU...S winds 5 kt...increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt
in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening.
Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ539-122300-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
433 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TODAY...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 kt...increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt
in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N with gusts to 20 kt
after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt...diminishing to 5 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ532-122300-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
433 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TODAY...NW winds around 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 kt...increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt
in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N with gusts to 20 kt
after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE 5 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ540-122300-
Eastern Bay-
433 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TODAY...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 kt...increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt
in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N with gusts to 20 kt
after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ533-122300-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
433 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TODAY...N winds around 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Gusts
up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE 5 kt after midnight. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ541-122300-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
433 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TODAY...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 kt...increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt
in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N with gusts to 20 kt
after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE 5 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ542-122300-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
433 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TODAY...N winds around 5 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening.
Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ534-122300-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
433 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TODAY...NE winds around 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Waves 2 to 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft after midnight.
.SUN...NE winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ543-122300-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
433 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...Light winds. Waves flat.
.TODAY...NW winds around 5 kt...becoming SW late. Waves 1 ft or
less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Gusts
up to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming E 5 kt after midnight. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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