Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
ANZ500-220900-
358 PM EST Wed Jan 21 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...
A cold front will cross the region Thursday afternoon with a second
stronger one Friday afternoon. Arctic high pressure will build
across the Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast this weekend as low
pressure develops and lifts up from the south. Small Craft
Advisories will likely be needed Friday into the weekend. Gale
conditions are possible across the southern waters late Friday
night.
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ANZ532-220900- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 358 PM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT REST OF THIS AFTERNOON S winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. TONIGHT S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. THU SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. THU NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. FRI NW winds 5 kt...becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. FRI NIGHT NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. A chance of light freezing spray. SAT N winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NE. Waves 2 to 3 ft... subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. A chance of snow in the afternoon. Snow through the night. A chance of light freezing spray through the night. SUN NE winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Snow. $$
ANZ532-220900- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 358 PM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT REST OF THIS AFTERNOON S winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. TONIGHT S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. THU SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. THU NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. FRI NW winds 5 kt...becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. FRI NIGHT NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. A chance of light freezing spray. SAT N winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NE. Waves 2 to 3 ft... subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. A chance of snow in the afternoon. Snow through the night. A chance of light freezing spray through the night. SUN NE winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Snow. $$