Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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992 FZUS51 KLWX 271949 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 348 PM EDT Mon May 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- 348 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A strong cold front will pass through the region tonight. A secondary front could follow in the wake by mid-week. Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the waters Wednesday night into Thursday. $$ ANZ535-280800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 348 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 335 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-280800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 348 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 335 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-280800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 348 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 335 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming W 5 to 10 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-280800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 348 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 335 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers and numerous tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...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. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-280800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 348 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 335 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-280800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 348 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 335 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-280800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 348 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 335 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming W late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-280800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 348 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 335 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming W late. Waves 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...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. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-280800- Eastern Bay- 348 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 335 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-280800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 348 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 335 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming W 5 to 10 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-280800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 348 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 335 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming W 5 to 10 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-280800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 348 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 335 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-280800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 348 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 335 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-280800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 348 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT TUESDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 335 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming W 10 kt late. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$