Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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074 FZUS51 KLWX 122334 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 733 PM 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. ANZ500-130800- 733 PM 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 may be needed Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. $$ ANZ535-130800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 733 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-130800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 733 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 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 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-130800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 733 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-130800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 733 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. 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. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-130800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 733 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-130800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 733 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. 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. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-130800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 733 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-130800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 733 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...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 to 3 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...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 with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-130800- Eastern Bay- 733 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-130800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 733 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...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 to 3 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-130800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 733 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-130800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 733 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE 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. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-130800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 733 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 ft...building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-130800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 733 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S winds 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...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$