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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
135 AM EDT Mon Jun 24 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.

ANZ500-242000-
135 AM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...

A cold front will move in from the northwest tonight, then pass
through the area early Monday. High pressure briefly returns to the
waters Tuesday before another cold front crosses Wednesday into
Thursday. High pressure returns from the north Friday into Saturday.
 Small Craft Advisories are likely Monday into Monday night, and may
 be needed Tuesday night through Wednesday night.

$$

ANZ535-242000-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
135 AM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and
scattered tstms.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt...diminishing
to 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.THU...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms in the morning.
.FRI...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ536-242000-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
135 AM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt...diminishing
to 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.THU...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers through the night.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ537-242000-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
135 AM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW in the late morning and
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and
tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening.
Waves 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft after midnight.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ530-242000-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
135 AM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...W winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Scattered showers.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms
likely.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms
in the morning.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ531-242000-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
135 AM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...W winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft.
Scattered showers.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt...diminishing
to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and
tstms likely.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms
in the morning.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ538-242000-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
135 AM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...W winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt... increasing to
25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt early in the
evening. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE...W 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. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms
likely.
.THU...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms in
the morning.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft
or less.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ539-242000-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
135 AM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening.
Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and
tstms likely.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms
in the morning.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ532-242000-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
135 AM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening.
Waves 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft after midnight.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers and tstms
likely.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms
in the morning.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ540-242000-
Eastern Bay-
135 AM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms
likely.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers
and tstms in the morning.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ533-242000-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
135 AM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Gusts
up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening.
Waves 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft after midnight.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms
in the morning, then a chance of showers through the night.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ541-242000-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
135 AM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt... increasing to
25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Numerous showers and
scattered tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening.
Waves 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft after midnight.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms
in the morning, then a chance of showers through the night.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ542-242000-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
135 AM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming 15 kt late. Gusts up to
20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt...diminishing
to 5 kt late. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.THU...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers through the night.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ534-242000-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
135 AM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NW in the late morning and
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. Numerous showers and
scattered tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt...diminishing
to 10 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ543-242000-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
135 AM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NW in the late morning and
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers and
scattered tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt until early
morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NE after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
A chance of showers and tstms.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$