Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
Gale Warning
ANZ500-232100-
1258 AM EST Fri Jan 23 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...
A stronger cold front will cross the region this morning into this
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 through the weekend. Gale conditions are possible across
portions of the waters Monday into Monday night.
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ANZ541-232100- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 1258 AM EST Fri Jan 23 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT OVERNIGHT NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. FRI NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. FRI NIGHT N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 3 ft. Light freezing spray. SAT N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Waves 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Snow. Light freezing spray. SUN NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Snow, freezing rain and sleet. SUN NIGHT N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain and freezing rain with snow likely. MON NW winds 15 to 20 kt...increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Waves 3 ft. A chance of snow in the morning. TUE W winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$
ANZ541-232100- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 1258 AM EST Fri Jan 23 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT OVERNIGHT NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. FRI NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. FRI NIGHT N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 3 ft. Light freezing spray. SAT N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Waves 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Snow. Light freezing spray. SUN NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Snow, freezing rain and sleet. SUN NIGHT N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain and freezing rain with snow likely. MON NW winds 15 to 20 kt...increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Waves 3 ft. A chance of snow in the morning. TUE W winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$