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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
134 AM EDT Tue Jun 4 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.

ANZ500-042000-
134 AM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024

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

Shower and thunderstorm chances will persist through Thursday before
 a cold front pushes across the waters late Thursday. A brief dry
period is possible on Friday as weak high pressure builds in. Small
Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the waters Wednesday
into Thursday.

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ANZ535-042000-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
134 AM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Light winds. Waves flat.
.TUE...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of
tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms
likely.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

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ANZ536-042000-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
134 AM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Light winds. Waves flat. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of
tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms
likely.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

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ANZ537-042000-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
134 AM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024

.OVERNIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TUE...E winds around 5 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft or less.
Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance
of tstms. Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

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ANZ530-042000-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
134 AM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance
of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with tstms
likely.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

$$

ANZ531-042000-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
134 AM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024

.OVERNIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance
of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers with tstms
likely.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

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ANZ538-042000-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
134 AM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Light winds. Waves flat.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance
of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms
likely.
.THU...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

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

$$

ANZ539-042000-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
134 AM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TUE...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance
of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and tstms
likely.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

$$

ANZ532-042000-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
134 AM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Showers and tstms likely.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

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ANZ540-042000-
Eastern Bay-
134 AM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TUE...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance
of tstms. Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Showers and tstms likely.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

$$

ANZ533-042000-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
134 AM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

$$

ANZ541-042000-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
134 AM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TUE...NE winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance
of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

$$

ANZ542-042000-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
134 AM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024

.OVERNIGHT...Light winds. Waves flat.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance
of tstms. Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

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ANZ534-042000-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
134 AM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024

.OVERNIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy
fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms. Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely
with a chance of tstms.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

$$

ANZ543-042000-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
134 AM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TUE...E winds 5 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy
fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance
of tstms. Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

$$