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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
735 AM EDT Sat May 11 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.

ANZ500-112000-
735 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

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

A low pressure system will pass to the north late today into Sunday.
 High pressure will move overhead Sunday night and Monday before the
 next low pressure system approaches from the west Tuesday into
Wednesday. Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the
waters Monday afternoon through Wednesday night.

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ANZ535-112000-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
735 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves
1 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers with a chance of tstms.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of
tstms.

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

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ANZ536-112000-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
735 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

.TODAY...E winds 5 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves
1 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers with a chance of tstms.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of
tstms.

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

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ANZ537-112000-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
735 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 10 kt...becoming SE this afternoon. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW 5 to 10 kt late. Waves
1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming E after midnight. Waves
1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning. Showers. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. A chance of
tstms. A chance of showers after midnight.

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

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ANZ530-112000-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
735 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft.
A chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning. Showers. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. A chance of tstms
through the night.

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

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ANZ531-112000-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
735 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning. Showers. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. A chance of
tstms. A chance of showers after midnight.

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

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ANZ538-112000-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
735 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 5 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Showers.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N late. Waves 1 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning. Showers. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. A chance of tstms.
A chance of showers after midnight.

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

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ANZ539-112000-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
735 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning. Showers. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. A chance of
tstms. A chance of showers after midnight.

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

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ANZ532-112000-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
735 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 ft. A chance
of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves
1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in
the morning. Showers. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. A chance of
tstms. A chance of showers after midnight.

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

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ANZ540-112000-
Eastern Bay-
735 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning. Showers. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. A chance of tstms.
A chance of showers after midnight.

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

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ANZ533-112000-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
735 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 5 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves
1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in
the morning. Showers. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. A chance of
tstms. A chance of showers after midnight.

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

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ANZ541-112000-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
735 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

.TODAY...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Showers likely.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves
1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning. Showers. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. A chance of
tstms. A chance of showers after midnight.

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

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ANZ542-112000-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
735 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

.TODAY...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of showers.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning. Showers. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. A chance of
tstms. A chance of showers after midnight.

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

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ANZ534-112000-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
735 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW late. Gusts up to
20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 3 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. A chance of
tstms. A chance of showers after midnight.

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

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ANZ543-112000-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
735 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Showers likely.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Showers likely. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers after
midnight.

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

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