Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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642 FZUS51 KLWX 060535 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 134 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 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. ANZ500-062000- 134 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 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. A weak cold front approaches the waters Sunday. Additional Small Craft Advisories may be needed for a brief time this weekend. $$ ANZ535-062000- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 134 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .MON...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-062000- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 134 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .MON...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. $$ ANZ537-062000- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 134 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-062000- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 134 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-062000- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 134 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .OVERNIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-062000- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 134 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-062000- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 134 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .OVERNIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-062000- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 134 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .OVERNIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .MON...NW 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. $$ ANZ540-062000- Eastern Bay- 134 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .OVERNIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-062000- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 134 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .OVERNIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .MON...NW 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. $$ ANZ541-062000- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 134 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .OVERNIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-062000- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 134 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .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. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .MON...NW 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. $$ ANZ534-062000- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 134 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt... diminishing to 10 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-062000- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 134 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .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. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$