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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
434 PM EDT Mon Jun 10 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.

ANZ500-110800-
434 PM EDT Mon Jun 10 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.

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ANZ535-110800-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
434 PM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
1 ft. A slight chance of tstms with isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.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 around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...SW 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.

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ANZ536-110800-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
434 PM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A slight
chance of tstms with isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE...N winds around 5 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 around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers
through the night.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ537-110800-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
434 PM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.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 to 2 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the
afternoon.

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ANZ530-110800-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
434 PM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
1 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.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.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
A chance of showers through the night.

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ANZ531-110800-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
434 PM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers.
.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 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
A chance of showers through the night.

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ANZ538-110800-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
434 PM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
1 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered
showers.
.TUE...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft
or less. A chance of showers through the night.

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ANZ539-110800-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
434 PM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds around 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 or less.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ532-110800-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
434 PM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.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 flat.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 to
2 ft.

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ANZ540-110800-
Eastern Bay-
434 PM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
1 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds around 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 or less.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ533-110800-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
434 PM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
2 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers.
.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 flat.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 to
2 ft.

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ANZ541-110800-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
434 PM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
2 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.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.
.FRI...S winds 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ542-110800-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
434 PM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.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.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
A chance of showers through the night.

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ANZ534-110800-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
434 PM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NE after midnight. Waves
1 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.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 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 2 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ543-110800-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
434 PM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 to
2 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$