Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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338 FZUS51 KLWX 042336 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 736 PM EDT Sat May 4 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. ANZ500-050800- 736 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A boundary will remain to the south and west of the waters through tonight before returning as a warm front Sunday into Monday. Another cold front will stall near the waters for the middle and latter portions of next week. Small Craft Advisories may need to be extended into Sunday night for portions of the waters. Additional Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the waters by the middle part of next week. $$ ANZ535-050800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 736 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Areas of drizzle. Rain likely, mainly this evening. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with areas of drizzle. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-050800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 736 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Areas of drizzle. A chance of rain. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until late afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with areas of drizzle. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-050800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 736 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt late this evening and overnight. Waves 3 ft. Areas of drizzle. A chance of rain this evening, then rain likely after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with areas of drizzle. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely through the night. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-050800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 736 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely with areas of drizzle. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with areas of drizzle. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-050800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 736 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Areas of drizzle. A chance of rain this evening, then rain likely after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain with areas of drizzle. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-050800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 736 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of rain with areas of drizzle this evening, then rain with areas of drizzle after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this evening. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with areas of drizzle. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-050800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 736 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain with areas of drizzle. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely with areas of drizzle. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-050800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 736 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of rain with areas of drizzle this evening, then rain likely with areas of drizzle after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this evening. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. Rain likely with areas of drizzle. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early morning. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-050800- Eastern Bay- 736 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain with areas of drizzle. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely with areas of drizzle. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-050800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 736 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain with areas of drizzle this evening, then rain with areas of drizzle after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this evening. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. Rain with areas of drizzle. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early morning. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 kt...becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-050800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 736 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of rain with areas of drizzle. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of rain with areas of drizzle. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-050800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 736 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Areas of drizzle. A chance of rain this evening, then rain after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain with areas of drizzle. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely through the night. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-050800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 736 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. Areas of drizzle. A chance of rain this evening, then rain likely after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. Rain likely with areas of drizzle. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely through the night. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-050800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 736 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. Areas of drizzle. A slight chance of rain this evening, then rain likely after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain likely with areas of drizzle. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely through the night. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$