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Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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811 FZUS51 KLWX 142334 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 14 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. ANZ500-150800- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 14 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A stalled frontal boundary will continue to oscillate across the waters through Monday. The front will push north of the waters as a warm front Tuesday into Wednesday. A stronger cold front will cross the waters late next week. Daily shower and thunderstorm chances are expected to continue during this time. Marginal Small Craft Advisory conditions are possible through Sunday morning. $$ ANZ535-150800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 14 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers and numerous tstms this evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less this evening. .SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .TUE...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-150800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 14 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers and numerous tstms this evening, then a slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less this evening. .SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S 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. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-150800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 14 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and numerous tstms this evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less this evening. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-150800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 14 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers with a slight chance of tstms this evening, then a slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less this evening. .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. A chance of showers. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S 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. A chance of tstms through the night. .THU...W 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. $$ ANZ531-150800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 14 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and scattered tstms this evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less this evening. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms through the night. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-150800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 14 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and scattered tstms this evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less this evening. .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. A chance of showers. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .TUE...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. 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. .THU...W 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. $$ ANZ539-150800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 14 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and scattered tstms this evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less this evening. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-150800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 14 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms this evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less this evening. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 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. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-150800- Eastern Bay- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 14 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and scattered tstms this evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less this evening. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-150800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 14 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and numerous tstms this evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. 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 likely. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 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. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-150800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 14 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms this evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less this evening. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-150800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 14 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and numerous tstms this evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less this evening. .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 with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S 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. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-150800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 14 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and numerous tstms this evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-150800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 734 PM EDT Sat Jun 14 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers and numerous tstms this evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less this evening. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$