Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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946 FZUS51 KLWX 112333 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 733 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 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. ANZ500-120800- 733 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... Weak low pressure will develop off the Carolina coast today, while high pressure gradually builds in from the west. This ridge of high pressure remains near the waters through Thursday before a cold front passes through late Friday. Small Craft Advisories will likely be needed for portions of the waters Thursday evening through Friday. $$ ANZ535-120800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 733 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ536-120800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 733 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ537-120800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 733 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...NE winds around 5 kt...becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-120800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 733 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A slight chance of showers this evening. .WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-120800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 733 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A slight chance of showers this evening. .WED...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-120800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 733 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...S winds 5 kt...increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. $$ ANZ539-120800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 733 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers this evening. .WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 kt...increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-120800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 733 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...S winds around 5 kt...increasing to 5 to 10 kt late. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-120800- Eastern Bay- 733 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers this evening. .WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-120800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 733 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...NE winds around 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-120800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 733 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A slight chance of showers this evening. .WED...NW winds around 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-120800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 733 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 kt...increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-120800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 733 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt...becoming E late this evening and overnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft...subsiding to flat late. A slight chance of showers this evening. .WED...NE winds around 5 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-120800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 733 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt...diminishing to 5 kt late this evening and overnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A slight chance of showers and tstms this evening. .WED...N winds around 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$