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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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514 FZUS51 KLWX 191734 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 133 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 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. ANZ500-200800- 133 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... High pressure will remain anchored offshore through the week. Winds will remain light with a southerly component through the week. $$ ANZ535-200800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 133 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-200800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 133 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt until early morning... becoming light. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SW 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. $$ ANZ537-200800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 133 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-200800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 133 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...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 in the afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-200800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 133 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-200800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 133 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. Showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-200800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 133 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-200800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 133 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-200800- Eastern Bay- 133 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-200800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 133 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-200800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 133 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-200800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 133 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S 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. $$ ANZ534-200800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 133 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft...building to 3 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-200800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 133 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$