Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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135 FZUS51 KLWX 310234 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1034 PM EDT Thu May 30 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. ANZ500-310800- 1034 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... High pressure settles over the waters tonight through Saturday leading to light winds. Shower and thunderstorm chances return to the waters early next week. $$ ANZ535-310800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 1034 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-310800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 1034 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...W winds around 5 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. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...SE 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. $$ ANZ537-310800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 1034 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ530-310800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 1034 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. $$ ANZ531-310800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 1034 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. $$ ANZ538-310800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 1034 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until late afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. $$ ANZ539-310800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 1034 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...W winds 5 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. $$ ANZ532-310800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 1034 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. $$ ANZ540-310800- Eastern Bay- 1034 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...W winds 5 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. $$ ANZ533-310800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 1034 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ541-310800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 1034 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. $$ ANZ542-310800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 1034 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...W winds around 5 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. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ534-310800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 1034 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. $$ ANZ543-310800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 1034 PM EDT Thu May 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt early in the evening. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$