![National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration](/build/images/header/noaa.d87e0251.png)
![National Weather Service](/build/images/header/nws.4e6585d8.png)
![United States Department of Commerce](/build/images/header/doc.b38ba91a.png)
Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Versions:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
570 FZUS51 KLWX 022034 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 434 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 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. ANZ500-030800- 434 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... Strong high pressure continues its influence over the waters before slowly pushing off to the north and east off the New England coast tonight. Eventually, a warm front approaches from the west before passing to the north on Wednesday. A cold front nears the waters Friday into Saturday before stalling out early next week. Small Craft Advisories are possible for portions of the waters Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night. $$ ANZ535-030800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 434 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely through the night. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-030800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 434 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely through the night. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-030800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 434 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-030800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 434 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-030800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 434 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-030800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 434 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely through the night. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-030800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 434 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-030800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 434 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...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 tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-030800- Eastern Bay- 434 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-030800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 434 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-030800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 434 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-030800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 434 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-030800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 434 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of tstms through the day. Showers likely. Tstms likely through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-030800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 434 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the day, then showers and tstms likely through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$