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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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332 FZUS51 KLWX 111133 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 733 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 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. ANZ500-112000- 733 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... Weak low pressure will develop off the Carolina coast today, while high pressure gradually builds in from the west. This ridge of high pressure remains near the waters through Thursday before a cold front passes through late Friday. Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the waters Thursday evening into Friday. $$ ANZ535-112000- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 733 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ536-112000- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 733 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...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...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ537-112000- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 733 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...NE winds around 5 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-112000- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 733 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-112000- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 733 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .WED...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-112000- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 733 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-112000- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 733 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-112000- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 733 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. 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...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-112000- Eastern Bay- 733 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .WED...W winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-112000- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 733 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. 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...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-112000- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 733 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-112000- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 733 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-112000- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 733 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-112000- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 733 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$