Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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834 FZUS51 KLWX 072037 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 437 PM EDT Tue May 7 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. ANZ500-080800- 437 PM EDT Tue May 7 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 bringing showers and thunderstorms. High pressure and drier conditions return for the upcoming weekend. Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the waters Wednesday through Friday. $$ ANZ535-080800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 437 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-080800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 437 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...W winds 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-080800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 437 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-080800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 437 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Numerous showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-080800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 437 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-080800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 437 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W late. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers with a chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-080800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 437 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...W winds 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-080800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 437 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...W winds 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-080800- Eastern Bay- 437 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-080800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 437 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-080800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 437 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-080800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 437 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...W winds 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-080800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 437 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-080800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 437 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$