Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Versions:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
828 FZUS51 KLWX 252033 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 433 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 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. ANZ500-260800- 433 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... High pressure will remain over the waters through tonight before a cold front crosses late Wednesday into Thursday morning. High pressure will return from the west Friday. A warm front will approach the waters from the south Saturday with a cold front set to cross the waters Sunday. These fronts will bring renewed chances for showers and thunderstorms especially during the afternoon and evening hours. Small Craft Advisories may be needed Wednesday afternoon through the early overnight hours Thursday. $$ ANZ535-260800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 433 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-260800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 433 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .THU...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-260800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 433 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW late. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-260800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 433 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-260800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 433 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 2 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-260800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 433 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-260800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 433 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-260800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 433 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft...building to 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-260800- Eastern Bay- 433 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-260800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 433 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .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 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft...building to 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-260800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 433 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-260800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 433 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-260800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 433 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt... becoming 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt late. Waves 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-260800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 433 PM EDT Tue Jun 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers through the night. A chance of tstms after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$