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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from October 7, 05:03 PM EDT until October 8, 06:00 PM EDT

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

6NM ENE Annapolis MD

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
S 13kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
WNW 13kt
1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday Night
NNW 7kt
1ft
Friday
Light Wind
1ft
Friday Night
Light Wind
< 1ft
Saturday
E 6kt
1ft
Saturday Night
SE 8kt
1ft
Sunday
SE 13kt
1-2ft
Sunday Night
SE 15kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 7:25 pm EDT Oct 7, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7pm EDT Oct 7, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 14, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

Tonight

SSE wind 8 to 13 kt becoming SSW after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Clear. Waves around 2 ft.

Thursday

WSW wind 10 to 13 kt becoming WNW in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Sunny. Waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 5 to 7 kt. Clear. Waves around 1 ft.

Friday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

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

Saturday

E wind around 6 kt becoming SSE in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

SE wind around 8 kt. Showers, mainly after 2am. Waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

SE wind 9 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

SE wind around 15 kt. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Waves around 2 ft.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

*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.