Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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857 FZUS51 KLWX 160654 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 254 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 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. ANZ500-162000- 254 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... High pressure over New England will drift offshore through the week. A warm front over the Tennessee River Valley will lift northeastward across the Mid-Atlantic through Monday. Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the waters each afternoon and evening through mid week. $$ ANZ535-162000- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 254 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .OVERNIGHT...Light winds. Waves flat. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. $$ ANZ536-162000- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 254 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt...increasing to 5 to 10 kt late. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. $$ ANZ537-162000- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 254 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds around 5 kt...becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ530-162000- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 254 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ531-162000- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 254 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ538-162000- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 254 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ ANZ539-162000- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 254 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ ANZ532-162000- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 254 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ540-162000- Eastern Bay- 254 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ ANZ533-162000- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 254 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...E winds around 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves flat...building to 2 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ541-162000- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 254 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...E winds around 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ ANZ542-162000- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 254 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds around 5 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ534-162000- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 254 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ543-162000- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 254 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$