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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
534 AM EDT Mon Sep 30 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.

ANZ500-302100-
534 AM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...

A slow moving upper low will gradually approach the area from the
west before moving through on Tuesday. Drier weather returns with a
cold front on Wednesday. High pressure settles over the area during
the middle to latter half of the work week. Small Craft Advisories
may be needed at times through Tuesday night.

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ANZ535-302100-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
534 AM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers.
Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Numerous showers.
Patchy fog.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.WED...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft in the morning.

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ANZ536-302100-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
534 AM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers this morning,
then numerous showers this afternoon. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers. Patchy
fog.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.THU...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves 1 ft in the morning.

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ANZ537-302100-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
534 AM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers. Patchy fog.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers
likely.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...N 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.
.FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves 1 ft in the morning.

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ANZ530-302100-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
534 AM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.THU...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...S winds 5 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves flat in the
morning.

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ANZ531-302100-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
534 AM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft
in the morning.

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ANZ538-302100-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
534 AM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Patchy
fog.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.WED...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat in the morning.

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ANZ539-302100-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
534 AM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.THU...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat in the morning.

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ANZ532-302100-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
534 AM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers. Patchy fog.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft in the morning.

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ANZ540-302100-
Eastern Bay-
534 AM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat in the morning.

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ANZ533-302100-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
534 AM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Scattered showers. Patchy fog.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.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.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft
in the morning.

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ANZ541-302100-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
534 AM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers. Patchy fog.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves flat in the
morning.

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ANZ542-302100-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
534 AM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered
showers. Patchy fog.
.TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft in the morning.

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ANZ534-302100-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
534 AM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered
showers. Patchy fog.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers
likely.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft
in the morning.

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ANZ543-302100-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
534 AM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers. Patchy fog.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers
likely.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft
in the morning.

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