Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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046 FZUS51 KLWX 311433 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1033 AM EDT Fri May 31 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. ANZ500-312000- 1033 AM EDT Fri May 31 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... High pressure builds over the waters through Saturday leading to light and variable winds. Shower and thunderstorm chances return to the waters Sunday into the early and middle part of next week. Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the waters late Saturday night and Sunday. $$ ANZ535-312000- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 1033 AM EDT Fri May 31 2024 .REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-312000- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 1033 AM EDT Fri May 31 2024 .REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-312000- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 1033 AM EDT Fri May 31 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-312000- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 1033 AM EDT Fri May 31 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUE...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-312000- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 1033 AM EDT Fri May 31 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-312000- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 1033 AM EDT Fri May 31 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .TUE...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-312000- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 1033 AM EDT Fri May 31 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-312000- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 1033 AM EDT Fri May 31 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late this morning and early afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-312000- Eastern Bay- 1033 AM EDT Fri May 31 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-312000- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 1033 AM EDT Fri May 31 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-312000- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 1033 AM EDT Fri May 31 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-312000- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 1033 AM EDT Fri May 31 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-312000- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 1033 AM EDT Fri May 31 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-312000- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 1033 AM EDT Fri May 31 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NW winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt early in the evening. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$