Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. 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 ENE Baltimore MD

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This Afternoon
S 15kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight
SSW 12kt
1-2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Thursday
W 11kt
1ft
Thursday Night
WNW 6kt⇓
1ft
Friday
⇑W 11kt
1ft
Friday Night
NNW 17kt
1-2ft
Saturday
N 11kt
1ft
Saturday Night
NE 9kt
1ft
Sunday
NE 12kt
1-2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:54 pm EST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid: 2pm EST Jan 21, 2026-6pm EST Jan 27, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

This Afternoon

S wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. Partly sunny. Waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

SSW wind 10 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday

SW wind 7 to 11 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 19 kt. Mostly sunny. Waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

WNW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves around 1 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 6 to 11 kt in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 kt. Partly sunny. Waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 13 to 17 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday

N wind 6 to 11 kt. Mostly cloudy. Waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

NE wind 5 to 9 kt. Snow. Waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

NE wind 10 to 12 kt. Snow. Waves 1 to 2 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.