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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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409 FZUS51 KLWX 152034 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 433 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 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. ANZ500-160800- 433 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... High pressure will return over the weekend before exiting offshore early next week. A warm front will lift across the waters Sunday night through Monday night, and Small Craft Advisories may be needed during this time. $$ ANZ535-160800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 433 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ536-160800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 433 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ537-160800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 433 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ530-160800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 433 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E 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. .WED...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. $$ ANZ531-160800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 433 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ538-160800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 433 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 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 or less. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ ANZ539-160800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 433 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ ANZ532-160800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 433 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 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. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ540-160800- Eastern Bay- 433 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ ANZ533-160800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 433 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S late. 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 1 to 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ541-160800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 433 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ542-160800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 433 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E 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 with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ534-160800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 433 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ543-160800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 433 PM EDT Sat Jun 15 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 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. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$