Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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174 FZUS51 KLWX 240837 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 436 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 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. ANZ500-242300- 436 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A strong slow moving front and area of low pressure over the Great Lakes and Upper Midwest will approach the area today before passing through during the middle part of the week. High pressure will build to the north Friday as the remnants of Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine approach from the south this weekend. Additional Small Craft Advisories may be needed Wednesday into Wednesday night. $$ ANZ535-242300- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 436 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ536-242300- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 436 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ537-242300- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 436 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ530-242300- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 436 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A slight chance of showers. .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers through the night. $$ ANZ531-242300- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 436 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ538-242300- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 436 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Numerous showers. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ539-242300- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 436 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ532-242300- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 436 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ540-242300- Eastern Bay- 436 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ533-242300- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 436 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ541-242300- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 436 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ542-242300- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 436 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ534-242300- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 436 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ543-242300- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 436 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A slight chance of showers. .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. $$