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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
157 PM 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.

ANZ500-200800-
157 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

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

A cold front will approach today then pass through the region
tonight into Saturday morning. High pressure gradually pushes in
from the  west over the weekend while low pressure passes well to
the south.  The high will move overhead Monday and Tuesday. Small
Craft  Advisories may be needed Saturday through Saturday night and
again  on Tuesday.

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ANZ535-200800-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
157 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ536-200800-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
157 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming N
late. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.

$$

ANZ537-200800-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
157 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming W
5 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... diminishing to
5 to 10 kt late. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming E in the evening, then becoming
SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 to
2 ft.

$$

ANZ530-200800-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
157 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W late. Waves 1 ft.
Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft.


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ANZ531-200800-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
157 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.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 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft...
building to 3 ft.

$$

ANZ538-200800-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
157 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.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...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 to
2 ft.

$$

ANZ539-200800-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
157 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming E after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

ANZ532-200800-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
157 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft...
building to 3 ft.

$$

ANZ540-200800-
Eastern Bay-
157 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance
of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W 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 to 2 ft.

$$

ANZ533-200800-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
157 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

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

$$

ANZ541-200800-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
157 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming W
late. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W 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...SE winds 5 kt...becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

ANZ542-200800-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
157 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of showers.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft.


$$

ANZ534-200800-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
157 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming SW
5 kt late. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until late afternoon.
Waves 2 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N after midnight. Gusts
up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming NW 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 3 ft... subsiding to 1 ft in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the evening,
then becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 to 2 ft...building
to 3 ft.

$$

ANZ543-200800-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
157 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late. Waves
1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming SW
5 kt late. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers
likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming NW 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 kt...becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
