Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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557 FZUS51 KLWX 252035 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 435 PM EDT Sat May 25 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. ANZ500-260800- 435 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A front will waver mainly north of the area this weekend before a stronger cold front passes through the region on Monday. A secondary front could follow in the wake by mid-week. Small Craft Advisories may be needed on Monday. $$ ANZ535-260800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 435 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-260800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 435 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-260800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 435 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-260800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 435 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W 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. $$ ANZ531-260800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 435 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-260800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 435 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...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. $$ ANZ539-260800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 435 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-260800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 435 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...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. $$ ANZ540-260800- Eastern Bay- 435 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-260800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 435 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-260800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 435 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-260800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 435 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .TUE...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-260800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 435 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-260800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 435 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$