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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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140 FZUS51 KLWX 071933 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 333 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 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. ANZ500-080800- 333 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... High pressure briefly moves overhead today, with a front stalled to our south. The front lifts north into the area as a warm front on Monday, lingers in the vicinity of the region during the early to middle portions of the week. Daily afternoon showers and thunderstorms return to the forecast for most of the upcoming week. $$ ANZ535-080800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 333 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-080800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 333 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...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. $$ ANZ537-080800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 333 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-080800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 333 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...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. A chance of tstms. .THU...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. $$ ANZ531-080800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 333 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-080800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 333 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. .THU...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. $$ ANZ539-080800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 333 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-080800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 333 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .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. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft...building to 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-080800- Eastern Bay- 333 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-080800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 333 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .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. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft...building to 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-080800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 333 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-080800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 333 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .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 and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...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. $$ ANZ534-080800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 333 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-080800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 333 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$