Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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690 FZUS51 KLWX 150039 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 839 PM EDT Tue May 14 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. ANZ500-150800- 839 PM EDT Tue May 14 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... Low pressure will gradually lift north and east tonight, then its associated cold front will cross Wednesday into Thursday. Additional waves of low pressure and quick moving fronts will pass through the region Friday into the weekend. Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the waters through early Friday. $$ ANZ535-150800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 839 PM EDT Tue May 14 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely through the night. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ536-150800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 839 PM EDT Tue May 14 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt...becoming E late. Waves 1 ft. Showers. Patchy fog early this evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM...decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely through the night. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-150800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 839 PM EDT Tue May 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt... increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers early this evening, then showers with isolated tstms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM... decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-150800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 839 PM EDT Tue May 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late this evening and overnight. Waves 1 ft. Showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ531-150800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 839 PM EDT Tue May 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ538-150800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 839 PM EDT Tue May 14 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ539-150800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 839 PM EDT Tue May 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ532-150800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 839 PM EDT Tue May 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...E winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ540-150800- Eastern Bay- 839 PM EDT Tue May 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ533-150800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 839 PM EDT Tue May 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ541-150800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 839 PM EDT Tue May 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ542-150800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 839 PM EDT Tue May 14 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ534-150800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 839 PM EDT Tue May 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt... increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 3 ft. Showers early this evening, then showers with isolated tstms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-150800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 839 PM EDT Tue May 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers early this evening, then showers with isolated tstms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$