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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
134 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 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.

ANZ500-142000-
134 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

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

A cold front will pass through this evening. High pressure will
return over the weekend before exiting offshore early next week.
Small Craft Advisories may be needed late tonight into Saturday
morning, and perhaps again Monday into Monday night.

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ANZ535-142000-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
134 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

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ANZ536-142000-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
134 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers.
.FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt...becoming N late. Waves 1 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SUN...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

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ANZ537-142000-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
134 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Isolated showers.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves
1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

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ANZ530-142000-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
134 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N in the late evening and
overnight. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

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ANZ531-142000-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
134 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt...becoming N in the late evening and
overnight. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

$$

ANZ538-142000-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
134 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N in the late evening
and overnight. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

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

$$

ANZ539-142000-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
134 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N in the late evening
and overnight. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

$$

ANZ532-142000-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
134 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Numerous showers.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt...becoming NE in the late evening and
overnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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

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ANZ540-142000-
Eastern Bay-
134 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt...becoming NE in the late evening and
overnight. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

$$

ANZ533-142000-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
134 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Scattered showers.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves
2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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

$$

ANZ541-142000-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
134 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves
1 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

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ANZ542-142000-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
134 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves
1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

$$

ANZ534-142000-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
134 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Isolated
showers.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 kt...becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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

$$

ANZ543-142000-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
134 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Isolated showers.
.FRI...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves
1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

$$