Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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337 FZUS51 KLWX 251735 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 135 PM EDT Wed Sep 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- 135 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A slow-moving front and area of low pressure will pass through during the middle of the week. High pressure will build to the north as the remnants of Helene spiral around an upper low to the southwest this weekend into early next week. Small Craft Advisories may be needed at times Friday through the weekend. $$ ANZ535-260800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 135 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-260800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 135 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers through the night. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-260800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 135 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-260800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 135 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers with isolated tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-260800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 135 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers with isolated tstms. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-260800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 135 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-260800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 135 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers with isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely in the morning. A chance of showers through the night. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-260800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 135 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely in the morning. A chance of showers through the night. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-260800- Eastern Bay- 135 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers with isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely in the morning. A chance of showers through the night. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-260800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 135 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-260800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 135 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely in the morning. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-260800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 135 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-260800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 135 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-260800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 135 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming E after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$