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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
441 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 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.

ANZ500-230800-
441 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...

High pressure will move offshore through Tuesday. A cold front will
cross the area Wednesday. High pressure will return for the end of
the week. Small Craft Advisories will likely be needed through
Thursday morning.

$$

ANZ535-230800-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
441 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

$$

ANZ536-230800-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
441 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

$$

ANZ537-230800-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
441 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S with gusts to 20 kt late.
Waves flat...building to 2 ft in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

ANZ530-230800-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
441 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming E late. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

$$

ANZ531-230800-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
441 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

ANZ538-230800-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
441 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE...W winds around 5 kt...becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts to
20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

$$

ANZ539-230800-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
441 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

$$

ANZ532-230800-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
441 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Gusts up
to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

ANZ540-230800-
Eastern Bay-
441 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED...W winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered
showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

$$

ANZ533-230800-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
441 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts to
20 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

ANZ541-230800-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
441 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

$$

ANZ542-230800-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
441 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED...W winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered
showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

$$

ANZ534-230800-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
441 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 kt...becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in
the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming E. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

ANZ543-230800-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
441 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts to
20 kt late. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming E. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.

$$
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