NWS Marine Forecast


   ANZ500-022000-  1059 AM EDT Thu Apr 2 2026      .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...    A cold front will stall over the area through tonight, then lift  back northward Friday into Saturday. A stronger front will push  across the area Sunday. Small Craft Advisories may need to be  expanded for this evening, and will likely be needed Friday into  Friday night, and again most of the time Saturday afternoon through  Monday morning.    $$
   ANZ539-022000-  Chester River to Queenstown MD-  1059 AM EDT Thu Apr 2 2026    REST OF TODAY  E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy very light  drizzle late this morning, then isolated showers this afternoon.  Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.  TONIGHT  E winds 10 to 15 kt...diminishing to 5 kt late. Waves  1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.  FRI  S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.  Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.  FRI NIGHT  S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to  2 ft.  SAT  S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.  SAT NIGHT  S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to  3 ft. A chance of showers.  SUN  SW winds 20 to 25 kt...becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the  afternoon and evening, then becoming NW after midnight. Waves 2 to  3 ft. Showers.  MON  NW winds 10 to 15 kt...diminishing to 5 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft...  subsiding to flat after midnight.    $$