296
FZUS51 KLWX 220235
CWFLWX

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 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.

ANZ500-220800-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...

High pressure will remain anchored offshore through the weekend. A
front will stall near the Great Lakes this weekend before passing
through the area Monday. High pressure briefly returns to the waters
 Tuesday before another series of fronts cross midweek. Periodic
Small Craft Advisories are possible Saturday through Monday,
especially during the afternoon and evening hours.

$$

ANZ535-220800-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance
of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ536-220800-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.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.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ537-220800-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms through the night.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ530-220800-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft.
.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.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ531-220800-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
2 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. A chance of
showers and tstms through the night.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ538-220800-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ539-220800-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft.
.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.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ532-220800-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
2 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. A chance of
showers and tstms through the night.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ540-220800-
Eastern Bay-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms through the night.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ533-220800-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
2 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms through the night.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ541-220800-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms through the night.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ542-220800-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW late. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms
through the night.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ534-220800-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft.
Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers
likely with a chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms through the night.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ543-220800-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms through the night.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$