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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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589 FZUS51 KLWX 061213 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 813 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 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. ANZ500-062015- 813 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A cold front will slowly approach from the Ohio River Valley today, then cross the waters tonight. High pressure will briefly follow for the first half of Sunday as the front stalls nearby. As the high weakens and drifts northward, this frontal boundary will linger in the vicinity of the region during the early to middle portions of next week. $$ ANZ535-062015- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 813 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-062015- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 813 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-062015- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 813 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W late. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-062015- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 813 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. .WED...SW 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. $$ ANZ531-062015- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 813 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-062015- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 813 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Isolated showers and tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. .WED...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-062015- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 813 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-062015- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 813 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...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. A chance of tstms. .WED...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. $$ ANZ540-062015- Eastern Bay- 813 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-062015- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 813 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W late. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...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. .WED...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. $$ ANZ541-062015- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 813 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W late. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-062015- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 813 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W late. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...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. $$ ANZ534-062015- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 813 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-062015- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 813 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW 5 to 10 kt late. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$