Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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219 FZUS51 KLWX 020837 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 436 AM EDT Sat Nov 2 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. ANZ500-022300- 436 AM EDT Sat Nov 2 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... High pressure will build to our north through the weekend, bringing dry conditions and cooler temperatures. A warm front will lift north of the area Monday into Tuesday, with a slow moving cold front approaching thereafter. Small Craft Advisories will likely be needed on Tuesday. $$ ANZ535-022300- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 436 AM EDT Sat Nov 2 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ536-022300- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 436 AM EDT Sat Nov 2 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ537-022300- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 436 AM EDT Sat Nov 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ530-022300- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 436 AM EDT Sat Nov 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ531-022300- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 436 AM EDT Sat Nov 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ538-022300- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 436 AM EDT Sat Nov 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ ANZ539-022300- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 436 AM EDT Sat Nov 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ532-022300- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 436 AM EDT Sat Nov 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ540-022300- Eastern Bay- 436 AM EDT Sat Nov 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ533-022300- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 436 AM EDT Sat Nov 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft... subsiding to 1 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ541-022300- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 436 AM EDT Sat Nov 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ542-022300- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 436 AM EDT Sat Nov 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ534-022300- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 436 AM EDT Sat Nov 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 4 ft. .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft...building to 3 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ543-022300- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 436 AM EDT Sat Nov 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$