Tracking a Winter Storm; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest

A major winter storm will organize across the Northern Plains today and then rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Heavy snow and blowing snow are likely to persist over the Great Lakes into Monday night. Dry and gusty winds will produce a critical fire risk across the central/southern Plains. An early heatwave will begin to intensify over the western U.S. into next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until March 14, 06:00 PM EDT

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

5NM ESE Annapolis MD

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
WNW 8kt⇓
< 1ft
Sunday
SSE 14kt
1-2ft
Sunday Night
SE 18kt
2-3ft
Monday
S 22kt
3-4ft
Monday Night
SSW 26kt⇓
5ft
Tuesday
W 19kt
2ft
Tuesday Night
WNW 15kt⇓
1ft
Wednesday
⇑SSE 7kt
< 1ft
Wednesday Night
SSE 9kt
1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:53 pm EDT Mar 14, 2026
Forecast Valid: 4pm EDT Mar 14, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 21, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

Tonight

WNW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

ESE wind 10 to 14 kt becoming SSE in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

SE wind 15 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Showers. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday

S wind 19 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 32 kt. Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Waves 3 to 4 ft.

Monday Night

SSW wind 23 to 26 kt becoming WNW 20 to 23 kt after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 kt. Rain showers before 2am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Waves 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft.

Tuesday

W wind 17 to 19 kt. A slight chance of snow showers before 8am. Waves around 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

WNW wind 12 to 15 kt decreasing to 7 to 10 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSE 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

SSE wind 7 to 9 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 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.