Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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806 FZUS51 KLWX 242336 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 735 PM EDT Fri May 24 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. ANZ500-250800- 735 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A system will redevelop north of the area for the weekend before a stronger cold front passes through the region on Monday. A secondary front could follow in the wake by mid-week. Small Craft Advisories may be needed on Monday. $$ ANZ535-250800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 735 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-250800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 735 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Isolated showers and tstms this evening. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-250800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 735 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Isolated showers and tstms this evening. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-250800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 735 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...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 through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-250800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 735 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-250800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 735 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-250800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 735 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-250800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 735 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...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 through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-250800- Eastern Bay- 735 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-250800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 735 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Isolated showers and tstms this evening. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-250800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 735 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Isolated showers and tstms this evening. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-250800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 735 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Isolated showers and tstms this evening. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy dense fog. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-250800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 735 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Isolated showers and tstms this evening. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM... decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-250800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 735 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers with isolated tstms this evening. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM...decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$