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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
735 PM EDT Fri May 10 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.

ANZ500-110800-
735 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

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

Low pressure slowly pushes to the south today. Another low pressure
system will quickly follow late Saturday into Sunday. High pressure
will move overhead Sunday night and Monday before the next low
pressure system approaches from the west Tuesday into Wednesday.
Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the waters
Saturday night and again Monday afternoon through Tuesday night.

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ANZ535-110800-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
735 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this evening.
Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers, mainly this evening.
.SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft in the evening.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.WED...N 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.

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ANZ536-110800-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
735 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this evening. Waves
1 ft. Scattered showers this evening.
.SAT...NE winds around 5 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves
1 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft in the evening.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms.

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

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ANZ537-110800-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
735 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Scattered showers, mainly this evening.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming SE late.
Waves 2 ft in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW 5 to 10 kt late.
Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming E after midnight. Waves
1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft in
the evening.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers through
the day. Showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of tstms.

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

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ANZ530-110800-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
735 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers, mainly this evening.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft
in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Numerous showers.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft. Numerous showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft in
the evening.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning. Showers likely. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.

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

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ANZ531-110800-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
735 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Scattered showers, mainly this evening.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Numerous showers.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft in
the evening.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning. Showers likely. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of tstms in the
morning. A chance of showers.

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

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ANZ538-110800-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
735 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early morning.
Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers, mainly this evening.
.SAT...E winds 5 kt. Waves 1 ft in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft in
the evening.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning. Showers likely. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.

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

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ANZ539-110800-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
735 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers, mainly this evening.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft
in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft in the
evening.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning. Showers likely. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of tstms in the
morning. A chance of showers.

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

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ANZ532-110800-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
735 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt until early morning.
Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers, mainly this evening.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Numerous showers.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves
1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft in
the evening.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning. Showers likely. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of tstms in the
morning. A chance of showers.

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

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ANZ540-110800-
Eastern Bay-
735 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early
morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers, mainly this evening.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves
1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft in the
evening.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning. Showers likely. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms in the morning.
A chance of showers.

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

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ANZ533-110800-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
735 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Scattered showers, mainly this evening.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 2 ft in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Numerous showers.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves
1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft in the evening.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning. Showers likely. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers.

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

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ANZ541-110800-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
735 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt until early morning.
Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers, mainly this evening.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW late. Waves 1 ft in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Numerous showers.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves
1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft in the evening.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers through
the day. Showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of
tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers.

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

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ANZ542-110800-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
735 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered
showers, mainly this evening.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft in
the evening.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning. Showers likely. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.

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

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ANZ534-110800-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
735 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. Scattered
showers, mainly this evening.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming E 5 kt
in the afternoon. Waves 3 ft in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft in
the evening.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 3 ft. A chance of showers through
the day. Showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt...becoming N. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely
with a chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers. A chance
of tstms through the night.

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

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ANZ543-110800-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
735 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered
showers, mainly this evening.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming W 5 kt in
the afternoon. Waves 2 ft in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft in the evening.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers through
the day. Showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...W winds 10 kt...becoming N. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers.

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

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