Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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300 FZUS51 KLWX 240536 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 136 AM EDT Tue Sep 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- 136 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A strong slow moving front and area of low pressure over the Great Lakes and Upper Midwest will approach the area today before passing through during the middle part of the week. High pressure will build to the north Friday as low pressure approaches from the south this weekend. Small Craft Advisories may be needed in easterly flow at times through Wednesday night. $$ ANZ535-242000- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 136 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ536-242000- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 136 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ537-242000- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 136 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ530-242000- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 136 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers through the night. $$ ANZ531-242000- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 136 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ538-242000- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 136 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Numerous showers. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ539-242000- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 136 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ532-242000- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 136 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ540-242000- Eastern Bay- 136 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ533-242000- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 136 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ541-242000- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 136 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ542-242000- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 136 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ534-242000- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 136 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ543-242000- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 136 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. $$