Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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064 FZUS51 KLWX 280235 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1035 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 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. ANZ500-280800- 1035 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A cold front is expected to sink south of the waters later this morning. High pressure will return from the west Friday. A warm front will approach the waters from the south Saturday with a cold front set to cross through the region on Sunday. These fronts will bring renewed chances for showers and thunderstorms, especially during the afternoon and evening hours. High pressure settles over the region early next week. Small Craft Advisories may be needed at times on Friday and Saturday, possibly again on Sunday evening and night with the cold front. $$ ANZ535-280800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 1035 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-280800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 1035 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-280800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 1035 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...W winds 5 kt...becoming NE late. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-280800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 1035 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-280800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 1035 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-280800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 1035 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-280800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 1035 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt...diminishing to 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-280800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 1035 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 5 kt...becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft or less...building to 2 ft late. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-280800- Eastern Bay- 1035 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NE late. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt...diminishing to 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-280800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 1035 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt...becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft or less...building to 2 ft late. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE 5 to 10 kt late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-280800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 1035 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt...becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE 5 to 10 kt late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-280800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 1035 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...W winds 5 kt...becoming NE late. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt...diminishing to 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-280800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 1035 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt...becoming NW, then becoming NE late. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft...building to 3 ft after midnight. Showers and tstms likely. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-280800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 1035 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NE late. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE 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. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$