Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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353 FZUS51 KLWX 080837 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 437 AM EDT Wed May 8 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. ANZ500-082300- 437 AM EDT Wed May 8 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. High pressure and drier conditions return for the upcoming weekend. Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the waters Wednesday through Friday. $$ ANZ535-082300- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 437 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-082300- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 437 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers. .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt...diminishing to 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-082300- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 437 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-082300- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 437 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-082300- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 437 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-082300- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 437 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .THU...SE winds 5 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers with a chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-082300- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 437 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-082300- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 437 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .SUN...W 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. $$ ANZ540-082300- Eastern Bay- 437 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers. .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...W winds 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-082300- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 437 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-082300- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 437 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-082300- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 437 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TODAY...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-082300- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 437 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .SUN...W winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-082300- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 437 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$