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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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034 FZUS51 KLWX 050234 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1033 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 Tidal Potomac River and Maryland portion of Chesapeake Bay. Forecasts of wave heights do not include effects of wind direction relative to tidal currents. Expect higher waves when winds are blowing against the tidal flow. ANZ500-050800- 1033 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A cold front nears the waters Friday into Saturday before stalling out early next week. $$ ANZ535-050800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 1033 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers late this evening. Patchy fog with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-050800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 1033 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers late this evening. Patchy fog with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. A chance of showers through the night. .TUE...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-050800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 1033 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers late this evening. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-050800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 1033 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers late this evening. Patchy fog with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-050800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 1033 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers late this evening. Patchy fog with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-050800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 1033 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers late this evening. Patchy fog with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-050800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 1033 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers late this evening. Patchy fog with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-050800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 1033 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers late this evening. Patchy fog with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less...building to 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-050800- Eastern Bay- 1033 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers late this evening. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-050800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 1033 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers late this evening. Patchy fog with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less...building to 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-050800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 1033 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers late this evening. Patchy fog with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-050800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 1033 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers late this evening. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-050800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 1033 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers late this evening. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-050800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 1033 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers late this evening. Patchy fog with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$