Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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393 FZUS51 KLWX 011734 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 134 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 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. ANZ500-020800- 134 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A slow moving upper low moves offshore by late tonight into Wednesday. A cold front crosses the waters Wednesday afternoon, then high pressure returns for the middle to latter half of the work week. A stronger cold front pushes through late Friday, as another high pressure builds over the region for the weekend. $$ ANZ535-020800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 134 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .THU...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ536-020800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 134 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ537-020800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 134 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. Numerous showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ530-020800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 134 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ531-020800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 134 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ538-020800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 134 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .WED NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. $$ ANZ539-020800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 134 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. $$ ANZ532-020800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 134 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ540-020800- Eastern Bay- 134 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. $$ ANZ533-020800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 134 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ541-020800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 134 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early morning. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ542-020800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 134 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ534-020800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 134 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. Numerous showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ543-020800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 134 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$