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Coastal Waters Forecast
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Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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990 FZUS51 KLWX 160744 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 344 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 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. ANZ500-162200- 344 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... High pressure over New England will drift offshore through the week. A warm front over the Tennessee River Valley will lift northeastward across the Mid-Atlantic through Monday. Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the waters each afternoon and evening through mid week. $$ ANZ535-162200- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 344 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...Light winds. Waves flat. .TODAY...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. $$ ANZ536-162200- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 344 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TODAY...SE winds around 5 kt...increasing to 5 to 10 kt late. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. $$ ANZ537-162200- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 344 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TODAY...SW winds around 5 kt...becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ530-162200- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 344 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S 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 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ531-162200- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 344 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ538-162200- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 344 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .TODAY...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S 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. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ ANZ539-162200- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 344 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ ANZ532-162200- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 344 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TODAY...E winds 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ540-162200- Eastern Bay- 344 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .TODAY...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ ANZ533-162200- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 344 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TODAY...E winds around 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves flat... building to 2 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ541-162200- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 344 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TODAY...E winds around 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ ANZ542-162200- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 344 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...Light winds. Waves 1 ft. .TODAY...NE winds around 5 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S 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 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ534-162200- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 344 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TODAY...E winds 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ543-162200- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 344 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TODAY...SE winds 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$