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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
137 PM EDT Thu May 9 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.

ANZ500-100800-
137 PM EDT Thu May 9 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 bringing showers and thunderstorms. Precipitation chances
decrease into the weekend as high pressure nears the region. Daily
shower and thunderstorm chances return by the middle of next week.
Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the waters
Friday through the weekend.

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ANZ535-100800-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
137 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered
showers with isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers with a
chance of tstms.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

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ANZ536-100800-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
137 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers
with isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and
scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SAT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

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ANZ537-100800-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
137 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with
isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers and
scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the evening,
then becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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

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ANZ530-100800-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
137 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
Showers likely in the morning. A chance of showers through the
night.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ531-100800-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
137 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely in the
morning. A chance of showers through the night.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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ANZ538-100800-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
137 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ539-100800-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
137 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt...becoming NE in the evening, then becoming S
after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely in the morning. A chance
of showers through the night.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ532-100800-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
137 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Numerous showers.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt...becoming NE in the evening, then becoming SW
after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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ANZ540-100800-
Eastern Bay-
137 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt...becoming NE in the evening, then becoming S
after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely in the morning. A chance
of showers through the night.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ533-100800-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
137 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Numerous showers
with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt...becoming NE in the evening, then becoming S
after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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

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ANZ541-100800-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
137 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt...becoming NE in the evening, then becoming S
after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely in the morning. A chance
of showers through the night.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ542-100800-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
137 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and
scattered tstms.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt...becoming NE in the evening, then becoming S
after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

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ANZ534-100800-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
137 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with
isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers and
scattered tstms.
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE in the evening, then
becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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

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ANZ543-100800-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
137 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early
morning. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE in the evening, then
becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely in the
morning. A chance of showers through the night.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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

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