Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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436 FZUS51 KLWX 182034 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 434 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 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. ANZ500-190800- 434 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... Low pressure will develop off the coast tonight and slowly drift eastward through Friday. A backdoor cold front may push though the area Saturday. Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the waters Thursday, and again Friday night through Sunday. $$ ANZ535-190800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 434 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-190800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 434 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-190800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 434 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-190800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 434 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-190800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 434 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming E. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-190800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 434 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-190800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 434 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-190800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 434 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-190800- Eastern Bay- 434 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-190800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 434 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-190800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 434 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-190800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 434 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-190800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 434 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-190800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 434 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$