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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
435 AM EDT Sat May 11 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.

ANZ500-112300-
435 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

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

A low pressure system will pass to the north late today into Sunday.
 High pressure will move overhead Sunday night and Monday before the
 next low pressure system approaches from the west Tuesday into
Wednesday. Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the
waters Monday afternoon through Wednesday night.

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ANZ535-112300-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
435 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
Scattered sprinkles.
.TODAY...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves
1 ft.
.MON...S 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 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers with a chance of tstms.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of
tstms.

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

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ANZ536-112300-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
435 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
Scattered sprinkles.
.TODAY...NE winds around 5 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves
1 ft.
.MON...S 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. A chance of showers in
the morning, then showers with a chance of tstms.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of
tstms.

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

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ANZ537-112300-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
435 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
2 ft. Scattered sprinkles.
.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming SE
late. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW 5 to 10 kt late. Waves
2 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming E after midnight. Waves
1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning. Showers. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. A chance of
tstms. A chance of showers after midnight.

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

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ANZ530-112300-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
435 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
Scattered sprinkles.
.TODAY...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft.
A chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in
the morning. Showers. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. A chance of tstms
through the night.

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

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ANZ531-112300-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
435 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
Scattered sprinkles.
.TODAY...NE winds 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning. Showers. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. A chance of
tstms. A chance of showers after midnight.

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

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ANZ538-112300-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
435 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
Scattered sprinkles.
.TODAY...E winds 5 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in
the morning. Showers. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. A chance of tstms.
A chance of showers after midnight.

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

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ANZ539-112300-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
435 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
Scattered sprinkles.
.TODAY...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning. Showers. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. A chance of
tstms. A chance of showers after midnight.

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

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ANZ532-112300-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
435 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered
sprinkles.
.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves
1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in
the morning. Showers. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. A chance of
tstms. A chance of showers after midnight.

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

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ANZ540-112300-
Eastern Bay-
435 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered
sprinkles.
.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning. Showers. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. A chance of tstms.
A chance of showers after midnight.

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

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ANZ533-112300-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
435 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered
sprinkles.
.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves
1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in
the morning. Showers. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. A chance of
tstms. A chance of showers after midnight.

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

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ANZ541-112300-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
435 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered
sprinkles.
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Showers likely.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves
1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning. Showers. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. A chance of
tstms. A chance of showers after midnight.

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

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ANZ542-112300-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
435 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered
sprinkles.
.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning. Showers. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. A chance of
tstms. A chance of showers after midnight.

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

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ANZ534-112300-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
435 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
3 ft. Scattered sprinkles.
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming N 5 kt
early in the afternoon, then becoming S late. Waves 3 ft...subsiding
to 1 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW late. Gusts up to
20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 3 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. A chance of
tstms. A chance of showers after midnight.

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

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ANZ543-112300-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
435 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
2 ft. Scattered sprinkles.
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming NW 5 kt
early in the afternoon, then becoming S late. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Showers likely.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers. A chance of tstms through the night.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Showers likely. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers after
midnight.

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

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