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Coastal Waters Forecast
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749 FZUS51 KLWX 281133 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 733 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 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. ANZ500-282000- 733 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... High pressure will return from the west today. 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 Saturday, possibly again on Sunday evening and night with the cold front. $$ ANZ535-282000- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 733 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-282000- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 733 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-282000- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 733 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-282000- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 733 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-282000- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 733 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-282000- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 733 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...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. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-282000- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 733 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until late afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-282000- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 733 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .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. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-282000- Eastern Bay- 733 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-282000- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 733 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .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. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft...building to 3 ft after midnight. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. .TUE...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-282000- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 733 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-282000- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 733 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt...becoming SE late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .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. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-282000- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 733 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-282000- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 733 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$