Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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655 FZUS51 KLWX 230834 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 434 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 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. ANZ500-232300- 434 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A strong front and area of low pressure over the Great Lakes and Upper Midwest will approach the area during the early or middle part of the week. High pressure will build to the north mid to late week as low pressure approaches from the south. Small Craft Advisories may be needed in easterly flow at times through Wednesday night. $$ ANZ535-232300- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 434 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TODAY...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy drizzle. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Numerous showers. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ536-232300- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 434 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ537-232300- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 434 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ530-232300- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 434 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers with patchy drizzle. .WED...SE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ531-232300- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 434 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NE after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ538-232300- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 434 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with patchy very light drizzle. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers. .WED...SE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ539-232300- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 434 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NE after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ532-232300- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 434 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming E after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ540-232300- Eastern Bay- 434 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming E after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ533-232300- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 434 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Patchy drizzle. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming E after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ541-232300- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 434 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming E after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ542-232300- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 434 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ534-232300- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 434 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Patchy drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers with patchy drizzle. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ543-232300- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 434 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy very light drizzle. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy drizzle. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy drizzle. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$