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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1035 AM EDT Thu May 16 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.

ANZ500-162000-
1035 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

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

Low pressure and its associated cold front will push offshore today
as weak high pressure builds over the waters from the south.
Additional waves of low pressure and slow-moving fronts will pass
through the region late Friday into the weekend. Weak high pressure
will briefly return to the waters Monday and Tuesday before another
low pressure system impacts the waters midweek. Small Craft
Advisories may be needed for portions of the waters Saturday and
Sunday.

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ANZ535-162000-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
1035 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ536-162000-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
1035 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.MON...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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

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ANZ537-162000-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
1035 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Showers likely.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely in the
morning, then a chance of showers and tstms through the night.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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

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ANZ530-162000-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
1035 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE 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.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE 5 kt after midnight. Waves
1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.

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ANZ531-162000-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
1035 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT NIGHT...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
through the day.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

$$

ANZ538-162000-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
1035 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
1 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through
the day.
.MON...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

$$

ANZ539-162000-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
1035 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early
morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through
the day.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

$$

ANZ532-162000-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
1035 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers
through the day.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

$$

ANZ540-162000-
Eastern Bay-
1035 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through
the day.
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

$$

ANZ533-162000-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
1035 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Showers likely.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely in the
morning, then a chance of showers through the night.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

$$

ANZ541-162000-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
1035 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 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. Showers likely.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Showers likely.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

$$

ANZ542-162000-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
1035 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
1 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely in the
morning, then a chance of showers through the night.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

$$

ANZ534-162000-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
1035 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 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 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers
likely.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely in the
morning, then a chance of showers through the night.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

ANZ543-162000-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
1035 AM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 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 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Showers likely.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely in the
morning, then a chance of showers through the night.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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