Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
ANZ500-212100-
133 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...
High pressure will move offshore as a cold front crosses the area
from west to east through tonight. A second cold front will cross
the region Thursday, with a third set to cross Friday. 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.
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ANZ531-212100- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 133 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT OVERNIGHT S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. WED SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt... becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt late. Waves 1 ft...building to 3 ft in the afternoon. WED NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. THU W winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. THU NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. FRI NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. FRI NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. SAT N winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Waves 3 ft... subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. A chance of snow in the afternoon. Snow through the night. SUN NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Snow through the day, then a chance of snow through the night. $$
ANZ531-212100- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 133 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT OVERNIGHT S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. WED SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt... becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt late. Waves 1 ft...building to 3 ft in the afternoon. WED NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. THU W winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. THU NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. FRI NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. FRI NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. SAT N winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Waves 3 ft... subsiding to 1 to 2 ft. A chance of snow in the afternoon. Snow through the night. SUN NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Snow through the day, then a chance of snow through the night. $$