Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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136 FZUS51 KLWX 051435 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1035 AM EDT Wed Jun 5 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. ANZ500-052000- 1035 AM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... Shower and thunderstorm chances will persist through Thursday before a cold front pushes across the waters late Thursday. A brief dry period is possible on Friday as weak high pressure builds in. A weak cold front approaches the waters Sunday. Additional Small Craft Advisories may be needed for a brief time this weekend. $$ ANZ535-052000- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 1035 AM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 .REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms late this morning, then showers and scattered tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-052000- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 1035 AM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 .REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms late this morning, then showers and scattered tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-052000- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 1035 AM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms late this morning, then numerous showers and scattered tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-052000- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 1035 AM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 .REST OF TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms late this morning, then showers and scattered tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-052000- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 1035 AM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 .REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms late this morning, then showers and scattered tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-052000- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 1035 AM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 .REST OF TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms late this morning, then showers and scattered tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-052000- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 1035 AM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 .REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms late this morning, then showers and scattered tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-052000- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 1035 AM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Isolated showers and tstms late this morning, then showers and scattered tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW 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. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-052000- Eastern Bay- 1035 AM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms late this morning, then showers and scattered tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-052000- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 1035 AM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms late this morning, then showers and scattered tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW 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. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-052000- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 1035 AM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms late this morning, then showers and scattered tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-052000- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 1035 AM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 .REST OF TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms late this morning, then showers and scattered tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-052000- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 1035 AM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms late this morning, then numerous showers and scattered tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-052000- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 1035 AM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms late this morning, then numerous showers and scattered tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW 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. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$