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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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910 FZUS51 KLWX 292334 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 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. ANZ500-300800- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... Increasing heat and humidity will follow a warm front late this afternoon and tonight. A cold front will move through the region on Sunday evening. Showers and thunderstorms will develop during Sunday afternoon and evening in association with the cold front. A strong area of high pressure settles over the region early next week. Small Craft Advisories may be need to be extended into early Sunday morning, and possibly again on Sunday night and Monday with the cold front. $$ ANZ535-300800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early morning. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-300800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-300800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Isolated showers and tstms after midnight. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W with gusts to 25 kt in the late evening and early morning, then becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt late. Waves 1 ft...building to 3 ft after midnight. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-300800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming NW with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...E winds around 5 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...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-300800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft... building to 3 ft after midnight. Showers and tstms likely. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-300800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt...becoming N with gusts to 20 kt late. Waves 1 ft. Tstms likely with a chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-300800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt...becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft... building to 3 ft after midnight. Showers and tstms likely. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-300800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft... building to 3 ft after midnight. Showers and tstms likely. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-300800- Eastern Bay- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with tstms likely. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-300800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and tstms this evening, then scattered showers and tstms after midnight. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers with tstms likely. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 kt...increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-300800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. Isolated showers and tstms this evening, then scattered showers and tstms after midnight. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with tstms likely. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-300800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms this evening, then scattered showers and tstms after midnight. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Showers with tstms likely. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-300800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. Isolated showers and tstms after midnight. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft... building to 4 ft after midnight. Showers with tstms likely. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-300800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. Isolated showers and tstms after midnight. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers with tstms likely. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...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. $$