Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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775 FZUS51 KLWX 131734 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 133 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 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. ANZ500-140800- 133 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A ridge of high pressure will remain near the waters today. A cold front will pass through late Friday. High pressure will return over the weekend before exiting offshore. A warm front tracks across the area on Monday. Small Craft Advisories may be needed Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, and perhaps again on Monday into Monday night. $$ ANZ535-140800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 133 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-140800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 133 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N 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...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 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. $$ ANZ537-140800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 133 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early morning. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-140800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 133 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. 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...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-140800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 133 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-140800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 133 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early morning. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .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. $$ ANZ539-140800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 133 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-140800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 133 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt until early morning. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. 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. $$ ANZ540-140800- Eastern Bay- 133 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-140800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 133 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 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. $$ ANZ541-140800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 133 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-140800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 133 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S 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 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. $$ ANZ534-140800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 133 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt until early morning. Waves 3 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-140800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 133 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt until early morning. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. 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...NE 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. $$