Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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679 FZUS51 KLWX 051735 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 135 PM 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. ANZ500-060800- 135 PM 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. $$ ANZ535-060800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 135 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers and numerous tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and numerous tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-060800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 135 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers and numerous tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and 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 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-060800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 135 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-060800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 135 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and numerous tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers 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. $$ ANZ531-060800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 135 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers and numerous tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-060800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 135 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and numerous tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and numerous 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. $$ ANZ539-060800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 135 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and numerous tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-060800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 135 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and numerous tstms. 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 numerous tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers 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 through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-060800- Eastern Bay- 135 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and numerous tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-060800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 135 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and numerous tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers 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 through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-060800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 135 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and numerous tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-060800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 135 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and numerous tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .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 through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-060800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 135 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-060800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 135 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt...diminishing to 10 kt late. 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 and tstms. .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 through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$