Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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873 FZUS51 KLWX 242334 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 733 PM EDT Mon Jun 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. ANZ500-250800- 733 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... High pressure will briefly return to the waters through Tuesday before a cold front crosses Wednesday into Thursday. High pressure will return from the north Friday into Saturday. Small Craft Advisories may be needed Tuesday night through Wednesday night. $$ ANZ535-250800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 733 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt early this evening. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW late. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-250800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 733 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming W late. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SW winds around 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .THU...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-250800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 733 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt... becoming NW 5 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. .TUE...W winds around 5 kt...becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-250800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 733 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt... becoming NW 5 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-250800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 733 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt this evening. Waves 2 to 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. .TUE...W winds 5 kt...becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-250800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 733 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming NW 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...W winds 5 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .THU...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-250800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 733 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming NW 5 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-250800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 733 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt... diminishing to 5 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. .TUE...W winds 5 kt...becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...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. $$ ANZ540-250800- Eastern Bay- 733 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt... diminishing to 5 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-250800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 733 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft... subsiding to 1 ft late. .TUE...W winds 5 kt...becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-250800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 733 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 kt...becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-250800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 733 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-250800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 733 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt... becoming NW 5 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft late. .TUE...NW winds 5 kt...becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-250800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 733 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt... diminishing to 5 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$