NWS Marine Forecast

   ANZ500-150800-  158 PM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026      .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...    High pressure will build into the area through tonight. A warm front  will approach from the south Sunday before crossing the waters late  Sunday. This is followed by a seasonably strong cold front crossing  on Monday which may bring strong to severe thunderstorms to the  waters. High pressure returns by the middle of next week. Small  Craft Advisories will likely be needed Sunday through Tuesday. Gale  conditions are also possible Monday into Monday night.    $$

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   ANZ541-150800-  Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-  158 PM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING    THIS AFTERNOON  NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves  2 ft.  TONIGHT  NE winds around 5 kt...becoming E late. Waves 1 ft.  SUN  SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.  SUN NIGHT  SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 to  3 ft. Showers.  MON  S winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. Showers with a chance of  tstms.  MON NIGHT  S winds 25 to 30 kt...becoming W 20 to 25 kt after  midnight. Waves 3 ft. Showers.  TUE  W winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight.  Waves 2 to 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft after midnight.  WED  E winds 5 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft.    Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.    $$