Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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686 FZUS51 KLWX 130545 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 145 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 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. ANZ500-132000- 145 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A ridge of high pressure will remain near the waters today. A cold front will pass through late Friday. High pressure will return over the weekend. Small Craft Advisories may be needed Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. $$ ANZ535-132000- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 145 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered sprinkles. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-132000- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 145 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered sprinkles. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-132000- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 145 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early morning. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-132000- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 145 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 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 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. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-132000- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 145 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-132000- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 145 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early morning. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S 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. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-132000- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 145 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-132000- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 145 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt...increasing to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt until early morning. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .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 with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-132000- Eastern Bay- 145 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-132000- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 145 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-132000- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 145 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-132000- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 145 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. 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...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-132000- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 145 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt until early morning. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-132000- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 145 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...S winds 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. Gusts up to 25 kt until early morning. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 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...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$