Snow Squalls May Impact the Northeast on Thursday; Dangerously Cold Arctic Air Impact the North-Central US

Snow showers and snow squalls are likely to develop across the Northeast on Thursday. Lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures, gusty winds and dangerous wind chills to the Northern Plains before expanding to the South and East. A major winter storm will begin impacting the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley Friday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from January 21, 11:00 AM EST until January 22, 05:00 AM EST

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Baltimore, MD/Washington, D.C. Local Forecast Office

17NM SE Annapolis MD

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
SSW 15kt
1ft
Thursday
SW 10kt
< 1ft
Thursday Night
Light Wind
< 1ft
Friday
⇑W 8kt
< 1ft
Friday Night
NNW 20kt
1ft
Saturday
N 14kt⇓
1ft
Saturday Night
⇑NE 14kt
< 1ft
Sunday
NE 16kt
1ft
Sunday Night
N 12kt
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 6:53 pm EST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7pm EST Jan 21, 2026-6pm EST Jan 28, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY...

Tonight

SSW wind 13 to 15 kt. Increasing clouds. Seas around 1 ft.

Thursday

SW wind 6 to 10 kt becoming WNW in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

NNW wind 15 to 20 kt. Patchy freezing spray. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 1 ft.

Saturday

N wind 11 to 14 kt decreasing to 8 to 11 kt in the afternoon. A chance of snow after 1pm. Seas around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

NE wind 7 to 10 kt increasing to 11 to 14 kt after midnight. Snow. Patchy freezing spray. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday

NE wind 13 to 16 kt. Snow. Seas around 1 ft.

Sunday Night

N wind 9 to 12 kt. Snow likely. Seas around 1 ft.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.