Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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320 FZUS51 KLWX 110539 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 139 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- 139 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... Low pressure may develop off the coast during the first half of the week while high pressure gradually builds in from the west. A cold front passes through the waters by late Friday. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed for portions of the waters late Thursday into Friday. $$ ANZ535-112000- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 139 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers with a slight chance of tstms. .TUE...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .SAT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-112000- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 139 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers with a slight chance of tstms. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...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 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .SAT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-112000- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 139 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-112000- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 139 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW 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 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-112000- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 139 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-112000- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 139 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers with a slight chance of tstms. .TUE...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .TUE NIGHT...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 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. $$ ANZ539-112000- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 139 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-112000- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 139 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .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 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-112000- Eastern Bay- 139 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with a slight chance of tstms. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .WED...W winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-112000- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 139 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...E 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 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-112000- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 139 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-112000- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 139 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...E 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 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-112000- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 139 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...N winds 5 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-112000- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 139 AM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...N winds 5 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. 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 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$