Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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758 FZUS51 KLWX 180534 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 134 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 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. ANZ500-182000- 134 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A cold front will move into the area later today into Thursday bringing numerous showers and thunderstorms. The front will stall south of the area for the end of the workweek before lifting back to the north this weekend. Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the waters Thursday night. $$ ANZ535-182000- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 134 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .OVERNIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-182000- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 134 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .OVERNIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...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. $$ ANZ537-182000- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 134 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .OVERNIGHT...W winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-182000- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 134 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers after midnight. .MON...SE 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. $$ ANZ531-182000- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 134 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... diminishing to around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-182000- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 134 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-182000- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 134 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-182000- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 134 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .OVERNIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... diminishing to 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-182000- Eastern Bay- 134 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .OVERNIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming N around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-182000- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 134 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .OVERNIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-182000- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 134 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .OVERNIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming N around 5 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-182000- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 134 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .OVERNIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-182000- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 134 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .OVERNIGHT...W winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-182000- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 134 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... .OVERNIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$