Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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091 FZUS51 KLWX 040536 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 136 AM EDT Sat May 4 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. ANZ500-042000- 136 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A boundary will remain to the south and west of the waters through Saturday night before returning as a warm front Sunday into Monday. Another cold front will stall near the waters for the middle and latter portions of next week. Small Craft Advisories may be needed Sunday and Sunday night. $$ ANZ535-042000- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 136 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain with areas of drizzle. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .MON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-042000- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 136 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain with areas of drizzle. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-042000- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 136 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers with isolated tstms. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of rain with areas of drizzle. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. Rain likely. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-042000- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 136 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A slight chance of showers with isolated tstms. .SAT...E winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-042000- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 136 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers with isolated tstms. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-042000- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 136 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers with isolated tstms. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Showers likely. .MON NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-042000- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 136 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers with isolated tstms. .SAT...E winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .MON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-042000- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 136 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain likely. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...NE winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-042000- Eastern Bay- 136 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with isolated tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...E winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-042000- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 136 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain likely with areas of drizzle. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain likely. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-042000- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 136 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain likely. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-042000- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 136 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers with isolated tstms. .SAT...E winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely with areas of drizzle. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-042000- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 136 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers with isolated tstms. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. A chance of rain. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-042000- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 136 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$