Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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165 FZUS51 KLWX 210534 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 133 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 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. ANZ500-212000- 133 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... High pressure will remain anchored offshore through the weekend. A front will stall near the Great Lakes this weekend before passing through the area Monday. Periodic Small Craft Advisories are possible Saturday through Monday, especially during the afternoon and evening hours. $$ ANZ535-212000- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 133 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-212000- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 133 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-212000- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 133 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW 5 to 10 kt late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-212000- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 133 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-212000- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 133 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .MON...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-212000- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 133 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early morning. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves flat. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-212000- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 133 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-212000- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 133 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .MON...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-212000- Eastern Bay- 133 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-212000- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 133 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-212000- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 133 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-212000- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 133 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-212000- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 133 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-212000- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 133 AM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$