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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

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.  Waves flat where waters are iced over.

ANZ500-140800-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...

A cold front will slowly approach the area through Saturday before
passing through Sunday into Monday. Unsettled conditions in terms of
 showers and thunderstorms are expected during this time. The
boundary will stall out nearby for early next week.

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ANZ535-140800-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of
tstms. Showers likely. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely with
a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers with a
chance of tstms.
.MON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft in the evening. A
chance of showers.
.TUE...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms through
the night. A chance of showers.
.WED...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms through the night.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ536-140800-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of
tstms. Showers likely. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance
of tstms.
.MON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft in the evening. A
chance of showers.
.TUE...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms through
the night. A chance of showers.
.WED...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms through the night.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ537-140800-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms late this evening, then showers likely with a slight
chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance
of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance
of tstms.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance
of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft in the evening. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.WED...SW 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.

$$

ANZ530-140800-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers
likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 ft in the evening. A chance of
showers.
.TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers.
.WED...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. A
chance of tstms through the night.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ531-140800-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely
with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 ft in the evening. A chance of
showers.
.TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers.
.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.

$$

ANZ538-140800-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers
and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft in the evening. A
chance of showers.
.TUE...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers.
.WED...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers
and tstms through the night.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ539-140800-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers
likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 ft in the evening. A chance of
showers.
.TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers.
.WED...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. A
chance of tstms through the night.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ532-140800-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely
with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...S winds 5 kt...becoming NE in the late morning and afternoon.
Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance
of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft in the evening. A chance
of showers.
.TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.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.

$$

ANZ540-140800-
Eastern Bay-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of
tstms. Showers likely. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...S winds 5 kt...becoming N in the late morning and afternoon.
Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance
of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves 1 ft in the evening. A chance of
showers.
.TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers
and tstms through the night.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ533-140800-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms.
Showers likely. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NE in the late morning and
afternoon. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance
of tstms.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance
of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft in the evening. A chance
of showers.
.TUE...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. A
chance of tstms through the night.
.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.

$$

ANZ541-140800-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of
tstms. Showers likely. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...SW winds around 5 kt...becoming N in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance
of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft in the evening. A chance
of showers.
.TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. A
chance of tstms through the night.
.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.

$$

ANZ542-140800-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of
tstms. Showers likely. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...SW winds 5 kt...becoming N in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft.
Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely with
a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance
of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance
of tstms.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance
of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves 1 ft in the evening. A chance of
showers.
.TUE...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.WED...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms through the night.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ534-140800-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of
tstms.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of
tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft in the evening. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W in the afternoon, then
becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms through the
night. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$

ANZ543-140800-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
1034 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N late. Waves 1 ft. Showers
likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of
tstms.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance
of tstms.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft in the evening. A
chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of
showers. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms through
the night. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

$$