Hurricane and Storm Surge Watches Issued for the Northern Gulf Coast for Strengthening Tropical Storm Isaias
Tropical Storm Isaias is forecast to track toward the central Gulf Coast while strengthening into a hurricane on Thursday. There is an increasing risk of damaging hurricane-force winds and life-threatening storm surge impacts along portions of the northern Gulf Coast Friday into Saturday. Isaias will bring heavy rainfall to the central Gulf Coast and much of the Southeast Friday into the weekend. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA (ANZ534) Issued by: National Weather Service Baltimore, MD/Washington, D.C. Last Update: 522 PM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026 | |
Tonight: S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Thu: SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Thu Night: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Fri: NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Fri Night: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Sat: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Sat Night: SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers. Sun: SE winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 3 ft. Showers. A chance of tstms. Mon: W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA (ANZ534) | |
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