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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
136 AM EDT Mon May 6 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.

ANZ500-062000-
136 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

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

Multiple disturbances will pass through the area over the course of
the week. Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the
waters during the middle to late part of the week.

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ANZ535-062000-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
136 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Areas of fog. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.MON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with a
chance of tstms. Areas of dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance
of tstms. Patchy fog.
.TUE...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a
chance of tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.

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

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ANZ536-062000-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
136 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Areas of fog. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.MON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with a
chance of tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers with a
chance of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance
of tstms.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance
of showers.

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

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ANZ537-062000-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
136 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A slight chance of tstms
with isolated showers.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with a
chance of tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance
of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...SW 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.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 to
2 ft. A chance of tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming 10 kt after midnight. Waves
2 ft. A chance of showers.

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

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ANZ530-062000-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
136 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Areas of
fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Areas of dense fog. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms. Patchy fog.
.TUE...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms. Patchy fog.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 to
2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers with a chance
of tstms.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance
of showers.

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

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ANZ531-062000-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
136 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with a
slight chance of tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with a
chance of tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers likely
with a chance of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers likely with
a chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of
showers.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers
with a chance of tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N. Waves 2 ft. A chance of
showers.

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

$$

ANZ538-062000-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
136 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers.
Areas of fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers with a
chance of tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms. Patchy fog.
.TUE...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of
showers.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a
chance of tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming 10 kt after midnight. Waves
1 ft. A chance of showers.

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

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ANZ539-062000-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
136 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with a
slight chance of tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers with a
chance of tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Showers with a chance
of tstms. Patchy fog.
.TUE...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers likely with
a chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of
showers.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers
with a chance of tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 2 ft.
A chance of showers.

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

$$

ANZ532-062000-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
136 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers with
a slight chance of tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with a
chance of tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance
of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of
showers.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers
with a chance of tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 2 ft.
A chance of showers.

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

$$

ANZ540-062000-
Eastern Bay-
136 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with a
slight chance of tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers with a
chance of tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Showers with a chance
of tstms. Patchy fog.
.TUE...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of
showers.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers
with a chance of tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 to
2 ft. A chance of showers.

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

$$

ANZ533-062000-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
136 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers with
a slight chance of tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with a
chance of tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers with a
chance of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...W winds around 5 kt...becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance
of tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 2 ft.
A chance of showers.

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

$$

ANZ541-062000-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
136 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with a
slight chance of tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with a
chance of tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance
of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of
showers.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance
of tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 2 ft.
A chance of showers.

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

$$

ANZ542-062000-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
136 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with a
slight chance of tstms.
.MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers with a
chance of tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance
of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 ft. A chance of
tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming 10 kt after midnight. Waves
1 ft. A chance of showers.

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

$$

ANZ534-062000-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
136 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers with a
slight chance of tstms.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with a
chance of tstms. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance
of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...SW 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.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance
of tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A chance of showers.

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

$$

ANZ543-062000-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
136 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with
a slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with a
chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance
of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...SW 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.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance
of tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 to
2 ft. A chance of showers.

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

$$