Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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477 FZUS51 KLWX 222034 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 434 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 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. ANZ500-230800- 434 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... High pressure will remain anchored offshore today. A front will remain stationary near the Great Lakes Sunday before passing through the area early Monday. High pressure briefly returns to the waters Tuesday before another series of fronts cross Wednesday into Thursday. High pressure returns once again to the waters late next week. Small Craft Advisories are likely Sunday into Sunday night and possible Monday into Monday night. $$ ANZ535-230800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 434 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-230800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 434 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...W winds around 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-230800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 434 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...NW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-230800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 434 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with tstms likely. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-230800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 434 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-230800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 434 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-230800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 434 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-230800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 434 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-230800- Eastern Bay- 434 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-230800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 434 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-230800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 434 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-230800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 434 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-230800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 434 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-230800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 434 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon and evening, then becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$