Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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931 FZUS51 KLWX 192334 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 734 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 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. ANZ500-200800- 734 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... Low pressure will remain off the coast while high pressure builds in from the north through Saturday. A weak backdoor cold front may push into the area by Sunday with an additional series of fronts set to impact the region early next week. Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the waters late Saturday through Monday. $$ ANZ535-200800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 734 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-200800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 734 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-200800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 734 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ530-200800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 734 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. $$ ANZ531-200800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 734 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. $$ ANZ538-200800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 734 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .FRI...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-200800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 734 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. $$ ANZ532-200800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 734 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. $$ ANZ540-200800- Eastern Bay- 734 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. $$ ANZ533-200800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 734 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ541-200800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 734 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ542-200800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 734 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ534-200800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 734 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt...becoming NE late this evening, then becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ543-200800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 734 PM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt...becoming E late this evening and overnight. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$