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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
449 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 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.

ANZ500-192300-
449 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

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

A cold front will approach today then pass through the region
tonight into Saturday morning. High pressure gradually pushes in
from the  west over the weekend while low pressure passes well to
the south.  The high will move overhead Monday and Tuesday. Small
Craft  Advisories may be needed Saturday through Saturday night and
again  on Tuesday.

$$

ANZ535-192300-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
449 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after
midnight.

$$

ANZ536-192300-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
449 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming N
late. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.MON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

$$

ANZ537-192300-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
449 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming W
5 kt late. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Waves
1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

ANZ530-192300-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
449 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W late. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft
or less.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after
midnight.

$$

ANZ531-192300-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
449 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 2 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers
after midnight.

$$

ANZ538-192300-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
449 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft
or less.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after
midnight.

$$

ANZ539-192300-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
449 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers
after midnight.

$$

ANZ532-192300-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
449 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late. Waves 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft...building to 3 ft after
midnight. A chance of showers after midnight.

$$

ANZ540-192300-
Eastern Bay-
449 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers
after midnight.

$$

ANZ533-192300-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
449 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming W
5 kt late. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

ANZ541-192300-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
449 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming W
late. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

ANZ542-192300-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
449 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.

$$

ANZ534-192300-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
449 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming SW
5 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N after midnight. Gusts
up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming NW 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 3 ft... subsiding to 1 ft in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft...building to 3 ft.

$$

ANZ543-192300-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
449 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming SW
5 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming NW 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$
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