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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
434 AM EDT Mon Jun 10 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.

ANZ500-102300-
434 AM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...

A cold front will move south of the area tonight. Low pressure may
develop off the coast during the first half of the week while high
pressure gradually builds in from the west. A Small Craft Advisory
may be needed for portions of the waters Monday night.

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ANZ535-102300-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
434 AM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TODAY...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.THU...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ536-102300-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
434 AM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TODAY...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.

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ANZ537-102300-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
434 AM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TODAY...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ530-102300-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
434 AM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ531-102300-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
434 AM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ538-102300-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
434 AM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

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ANZ539-102300-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
434 AM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ532-102300-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
434 AM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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ANZ540-102300-
Eastern Bay-
434 AM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ533-102300-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
434 AM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ541-102300-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
434 AM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ542-102300-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
434 AM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ534-102300-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
434 AM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves
1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ543-102300-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
434 AM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves
1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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