Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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805 FZUS51 KLWX 051736 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 136 PM 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. ANZ500-060800- 136 PM 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 be needed for portions of the waters during the middle to late part of the week. $$ ANZ535-060800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 136 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain with a slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-060800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 136 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely with a slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 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. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-060800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 136 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers with a slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-060800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 136 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely. .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 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .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 10 to 15 kt...becoming N 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .THU...E winds 5 to 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. $$ ANZ531-060800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 136 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain likely. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .TUE...NE winds 5 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-060800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 136 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...E 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 or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-060800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 136 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .THU...SE winds 10 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-060800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 136 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. 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...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 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...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .THU...SE winds 10 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-060800- Eastern Bay- 136 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .THU...SE winds 10 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-060800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 136 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. 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...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S 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 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-060800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 136 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-060800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 136 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. .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...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S 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 through the night. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-060800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 136 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W. Waves 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-060800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 136 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. .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 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .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. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. Showers likely in the afternoon, then a chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$