Coastal Waters Forecast
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835 FZUS51 KLWX 051134 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 734 AM EDT Sun May 5 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. ANZ500-052000- 734 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... Multiple disturbances will pass through the area over the course of the week. Small Craft Advisories may need to be extended into tonight for portions of the waters. Additional Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the waters by the middle of the week. $$ ANZ535-052000- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 734 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy fog this morning. Rain or areas of drizzle this morning, then rain with a slight chance of tstms this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this morning. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-052000- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 734 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog this morning. Rain or areas of drizzle this morning, then rain likely with a slight chance of tstms this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this morning. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .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...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-052000- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 734 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain or areas of drizzle this morning, then showers with a slight chance of tstms this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM...decreasing to 1 NM or less this afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-052000- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 734 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog this morning. Rain or areas of drizzle this morning, then rain likely this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this morning. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-052000- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 734 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Patchy fog this morning. Rain or areas of drizzle this morning, then rain likely this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this morning. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .TUE...NE winds around 5 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...SE winds 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-052000- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 734 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog this morning. Rain or areas of drizzle this morning, then rain likely this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this morning. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...S 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 and tstms. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...SE winds 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-052000- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 734 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain or areas of drizzle this morning, then rain likely this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this morning. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...SE winds 10 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-052000- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 734 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain or areas of drizzle this morning, then showers this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this morning. .TONIGHT...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 and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...SE winds 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers. A chance of tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-052000- Eastern Bay- 734 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Areas of drizzle this morning. Rain likely. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Showers. A chance of tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-052000- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 734 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain or areas of drizzle this morning, then showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...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 and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds around 5 kt...becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...S winds 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-052000- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 734 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain likely or areas of drizzle this morning, then showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. A chance of tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-052000- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 734 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain or areas of drizzle this morning, then showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW 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 and tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .THU...S winds 10 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers likely through the night. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-052000- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 734 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. Rain likely or areas of drizzle this morning, then showers likely this afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .THU...S winds 10 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-052000- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 734 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain likely or areas of drizzle this morning, then showers likely this afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. 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 and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .THU...S winds 10 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$