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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 27 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.

ANZ500-272000-
1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024

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

A cold front is expected to sink south of the waters later this
morning. High pressure will return from the west Friday. A warm
front will approach the waters from the south Saturday with a cold
front set to cross through the region on Sunday. These fronts will
bring renewed chances for showers and thunderstorms, especially
during the afternoon and evening hours. High pressure settles over
the region early next week. Small Craft Advisories may be needed at
times on Friday and Saturday, possibly again on Sunday evening and
night with the cold front.

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ANZ535-272000-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SUN...W winds 5 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

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

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ANZ536-272000-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

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ANZ537-272000-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated
showers late this morning, then isolated showers and tstms this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt...becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight.
Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE late. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 to
2 ft. A chance of tstms.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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

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ANZ530-272000-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance
of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves
1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a
chance of tstms through the night.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt...diminishing to 5 kt after midnight.
Waves 1 ft.

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

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ANZ531-272000-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE late. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance
of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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

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ANZ538-272000-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance
of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a
chance of tstms through the night.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

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

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ANZ539-272000-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt...diminishing to 5 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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

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ANZ532-272000-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt...becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the late
evening and early morning, then becoming NE with gusts to 20 kt
late. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming SE late.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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

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ANZ540-272000-
Eastern Bay-
1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 kt...becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts to
20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance
of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves
1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt...diminishing to 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

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ANZ533-272000-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt...becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts to
20 kt after midnight. Waves flat...building to 2 ft after midnight.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming SE 5 to
10 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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

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ANZ541-272000-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW late. Waves 1 ft
or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt...becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts to
20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming SE 5 to
10 kt late. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE 5 kt after midnight. Waves
1 to 2 ft.

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

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ANZ542-272000-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
Showers with a chance of tstms.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

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ANZ534-272000-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers
late this morning, then isolated showers and tstms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt...becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt
after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE late. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A
chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 2 to
3 ft...subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. A chance of tstms through the day.
Showers. Tstms likely through the night.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Waves 2 to 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft after midnight.

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

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ANZ543-272000-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers
late this morning.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NE 10 to 15 kt late. Waves
1 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 to
2 ft. A chance of tstms through the day. Showers. Tstms likely
through the night.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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

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