Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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096 FZUS51 KLWX 241734 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 133 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 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. ANZ500-250800- 133 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... High pressure will briefly return to the waters through Tuesday before a cold front crosses Wednesday into Thursday. High pressure will return from the north Friday into Saturday. Small Craft Advisories may be needed Tuesday night through Wednesday night. $$ ANZ535-250800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 133 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt... diminishing to 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-250800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 133 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming NW 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...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. .WED NIGHT...W 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. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-250800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 133 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt... becoming NW 5 to 10 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-250800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 133 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt... diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW late. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-250800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 133 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt... diminishing to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-250800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 133 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt early in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-250800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 133 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Waves 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-250800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 133 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Waves 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-250800- Eastern Bay- 133 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers and tstms likely. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-250800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 133 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt... becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-250800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 133 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt... becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-250800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 133 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt... becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .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. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-250800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 133 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt... increasing to 30 kt late. Waves 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt... becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-250800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 133 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt until early morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$