Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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181 FZUS51 KLWX 011133 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 733 AM EDT Mon Jul 1 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. ANZ500-012000- 733 AM EDT Mon Jul 1 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... As a cold front exits to the south, a strong area of high pressure settles over the region through Tuesday. Eventually a warm front approaches from the west before passing to the north on Wednesday. A cold front nears the area by late in the week. This system briefly stalls before lifting northward as a warm front. Small Craft Advisories are possible for portions of the waters Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night. $$ ANZ535-012000- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 733 AM EDT Mon Jul 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-012000- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 733 AM EDT Mon Jul 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...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. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-012000- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 733 AM EDT Mon Jul 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-012000- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 733 AM EDT Mon Jul 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...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 or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-012000- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 733 AM EDT Mon Jul 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt... diminishing to 20 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-012000- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 733 AM EDT Mon Jul 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...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. .FRI...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. $$ ANZ539-012000- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 733 AM EDT Mon Jul 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt... diminishing to 20 kt this afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-012000- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 733 AM EDT Mon Jul 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt... diminishing to 20 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...NE 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 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...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. $$ ANZ540-012000- Eastern Bay- 733 AM EDT Mon Jul 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt... diminishing to 20 kt this afternoon. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-012000- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 733 AM EDT Mon Jul 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt... diminishing to 20 kt late. Waves 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE 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...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...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. $$ ANZ541-012000- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 733 AM EDT Mon Jul 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt... diminishing to 20 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-012000- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 733 AM EDT Mon Jul 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...NE 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. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-012000- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 733 AM EDT Mon Jul 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. Isolated showers this morning. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-012000- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 733 AM EDT Mon Jul 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt... diminishing to 20 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers this morning. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .FRI...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. $$