Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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426 FZUS51 KLWX 190835 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 434 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 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. ANZ500-192300- 434 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... Low pressure will remain off the coast while high pressure builds in from the north through Saturday. A weak backdoor cold front may push into the area by Sunday. Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the waters late Saturday through Monday. $$ ANZ535-192300- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 434 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers. .TODAY...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. $$ ANZ536-192300- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 434 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers. .TODAY...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ537-192300- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 434 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Isolated showers. .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. $$ ANZ530-192300- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 434 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers. .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ531-192300- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 434 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers. .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ538-192300- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 434 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers. .TODAY...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .FRI...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ539-192300- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 434 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers. .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ532-192300- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 434 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers. .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ540-192300- Eastern Bay- 434 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers. .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ533-192300- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 434 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Isolated showers. .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. $$ ANZ541-192300- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 434 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers. .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ542-192300- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 434 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers. .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ534-192300- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 434 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. $$ ANZ543-192300- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 434 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$