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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1034 AM 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.

ANZ500-242000-
1034 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

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

A frontal boundary will slowly drift southward across the waters
today before dissipating. This system eventually redevelops north of
 the area for the weekend before a stronger cold front reaches the
area on Monday. A secondary front could follow in the wake by mid-
week. Small Craft Advisories may be needed on Monday.

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ANZ535-242000-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
1034 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Light winds. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers
with isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Waves flat.
.SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of
showers.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of tstms.
.TUE...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

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ANZ536-242000-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
1034 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Light winds. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers
with isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Waves flat.
.SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of
showers.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms.
.TUE...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

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ANZ537-242000-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
1034 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers with
isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.SAT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 ft.

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

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ANZ530-242000-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
1034 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.REST OF TODAY...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Waves flat.
.SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.SUN...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms through the
day. Showers likely. Tstms likely through the night.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

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ANZ531-242000-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
1034 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Isolated showers and
tstms late this morning.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.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.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

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ANZ538-242000-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
1034 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Waves flat.
.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.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of tstms.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

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

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ANZ539-242000-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
1034 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Isolated showers and
tstms.
.TONIGHT...Light winds. Waves flat.
.SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.SUN...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through
the night.

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

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ANZ532-242000-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
1034 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Isolated showers and
tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.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.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of tstms.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

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ANZ540-242000-
Eastern Bay-
1034 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.REST OF TODAY...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Isolated showers and
tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.SUN...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through
the night.

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

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ANZ533-242000-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
1034 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers with
isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.SAT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of tstms.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through
the night.

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

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ANZ541-242000-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
1034 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers with
isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.SAT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through
the night.

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

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ANZ542-242000-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
1034 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated
tstms. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S 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.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms.
.TUE...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers
through the night.

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

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ANZ534-242000-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
1034 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered
showers with isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 2 ft.
A chance of tstms.
.TUE...W winds 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 ft.

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

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ANZ543-242000-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
1034 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024

.REST OF TODAY...W winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers with
isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 to
2 ft. A chance of tstms.
.TUE...W winds 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 ft.

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

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