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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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127 FZUS51 KLWX 142034 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 434 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 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. ANZ500-150800- 434 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A cold front will pass through this evening. High pressure will return over the weekend before exiting offshore early next week. A warm front will lift across the waters Sunday night through Monday night; Small Craft Advisories may be needed during this time. $$ ANZ535-150800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 434 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-150800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 434 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-150800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 434 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-150800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 434 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-150800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 434 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt...becoming N with gusts to 20 kt in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-150800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 434 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Numerous showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-150800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 434 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N with gusts to 20 kt in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-150800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 434 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt...becoming NE with gusts to 20 kt in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .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. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-150800- Eastern Bay- 434 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NE with gusts to 20 kt in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-150800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 434 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming NE with gusts to 20 kt in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-150800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 434 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-150800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 434 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .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. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-150800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 434 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming N with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft...building to 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-150800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 434 PM EDT Fri Jun 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming N 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .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...NE winds 5 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$