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.
 
 
 
 ANZ500-102130-
 346 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
 
 
 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...
 A STRONG COASTAL LOW WILL DEVELOP OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST LATER
 THIS MORNING...INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY
 AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD NEW ENGLAND...STRENGTHENING WINDS
 ACROSS THE WATERS TO GALES INTO LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
 APPROACH THE WATERS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BEFORE BUILDING OVERHEAD
 SATURDAY. ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MAY IMPACT THE WATERS SUNDAY.
 A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE WARRANTED FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND
 FRIDAY.
 
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 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.
 
 
 
 ANZ538-102130-
 PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR-
 346 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
 
 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
 

 TODAY
 N WINDS 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT
 WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
 INCREASING TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...
 BUILDING TO 3 FT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS...
 INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM.

 TONIGHT
 NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. WAVES 3 FT. SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1
 TO 3 NM.

 THU
 NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WAVES 3 FT.

 THU NIGHT
 NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 FT.

 FRI
 NW WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT.

 FRI NIGHT
 NW WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.

 SAT
 W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.

 SUN
 W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
 
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