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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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823 FZUS51 KLWX 032046 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 446 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 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. ANZ500-040815- 446 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... Strong high pressure will linger offshore through Thursday. A cold front nears the waters Friday into Saturday before stalling out early next week. Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the waters Thursday afternoon into Thursday evening. $$ ANZ535-040815- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 446 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Waves 1 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. .FRI...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night. .SUN...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-040815- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 446 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S 5 to 10 kt late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. .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 around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. .SUN...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-040815- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 446 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-040815- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 446 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S 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 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. .SUN...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-040815- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 446 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-040815- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 446 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...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 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. 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 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. .SUN...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-040815- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 446 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. .FRI...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-040815- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 446 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. .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 in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-040815- Eastern Bay- 446 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. .FRI...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-040815- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 446 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. .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...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-040815- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 446 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-040815- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 446 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...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...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 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 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-040815- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 446 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-040815- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 446 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...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. Patchy fog. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$