NWS Marine Forecast

   ANZ500-042300-  457 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026      .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...    A frontal boundary stalls just to our south today, with mostly dry  conditions. Daily shower and thunderstorm chances return to the  forecast Wednesday, with gusty winds possible in the strongest  thunderstorms especially later this week. Additional Small Craft  Advisories may be needed at times late this week due to periods of  southerly channeling.    $$

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   ANZ541-042300-  Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-  457 AM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING    REST OF THE OVERNIGHT  NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves  2 ft.  TODAY  NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... diminishing to  5 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.  TONIGHT  E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.  WED  SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance  of tstms.  WED NIGHT  S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.  THU  S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.  THU NIGHT  S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.  FRI  SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and  tstms through the night.  SAT  SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and  tstms.    Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.    $$