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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
154 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 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.

ANZ500-192000-
154 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

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

A cold front will move through the region Friday night into Saturday
 morning. High pressure gradually pushes in from the west by late in
 the weekend. Small Craft Advisories may be needed Saturday through
Saturday night.

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ANZ535-192000-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
154 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after
midnight.

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ANZ536-192000-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
154 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt...becoming N
late. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ537-192000-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
154 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt...becoming W
5 kt late. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft...
building to 3 ft after midnight.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Waves
2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves
1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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ANZ530-192000-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
154 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W late. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft
or less.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after
midnight.

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ANZ531-192000-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
154 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 2 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts up
to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers after
midnight.

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ANZ538-192000-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
154 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft
or less.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after
midnight.

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ANZ539-192000-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
154 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts up
to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers
after midnight.

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ANZ532-192000-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
154 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late. Waves 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Gusts up to
20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts up
to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft...building to 3 ft after
midnight. A chance of showers after midnight.

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ANZ540-192000-
Eastern Bay-
154 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts up
to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers
after midnight.

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ANZ533-192000-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
154 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming W
5 kt late. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming W 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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ANZ541-192000-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
154 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming W
late. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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ANZ542-192000-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
154 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming W 5 kt in
the afternoon. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves
1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ534-192000-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
154 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt...becoming SW
5 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft...building to 4 ft after
midnight.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt... becoming NW 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves
1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft...building to 3 ft.

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ANZ543-192000-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
154 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt...becoming SW
5 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts
to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft... building to 3 ft after
midnight.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt... becoming NW 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves
1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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