Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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539 FZUS51 KLWX 232334 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 733 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 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. ANZ500-240800- 733 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 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. $$ ANZ535-240800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 733 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-240800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 733 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...E 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. A chance of showers. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 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 through the day. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-240800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 733 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers after midnight. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. $$ ANZ530-240800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 733 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers, mainly this evening. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers with patchy drizzle. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ531-240800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 733 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers, mainly this evening. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ538-240800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 733 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers, mainly this evening. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ539-240800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 733 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers this evening. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers with patchy drizzle. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ532-240800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 733 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers, mainly this evening. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers with patchy drizzle. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 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 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. $$ ANZ540-240800- Eastern Bay- 733 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers this evening. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers with patchy drizzle. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ533-240800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 733 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .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 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. $$ ANZ541-240800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 733 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ542-240800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 733 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers this evening, then scattered showers after midnight. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 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 in the morning. $$ ANZ534-240800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 733 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers after midnight. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. $$ ANZ543-240800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 733 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers after midnight. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .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 5 to 10 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. $$