Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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124 FZUS51 KLWX 251735 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 134 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- 134 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. $$ ANZ535-260800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 134 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-260800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 134 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .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 with tstms likely. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .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. $$ ANZ537-260800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 134 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-260800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 134 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 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. Waves 1 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of 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. $$ ANZ531-260800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 134 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-260800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 134 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE 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 flat. 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. Waves 1 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .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. $$ ANZ539-260800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 134 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-260800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 134 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 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 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .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. $$ ANZ540-260800- Eastern Bay- 134 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-260800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 134 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .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 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers with tstms likely. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .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. $$ ANZ541-260800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 134 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ542-260800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 134 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .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. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .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. $$ ANZ534-260800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 134 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-260800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 134 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024 .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 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 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. $$