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Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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167 FZUS51 KLWX 041135 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 735 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025 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. Waves flat where waters are iced over. ANZ500-042000- 735 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... High pressure will build across the area this weekend, while low pressure develops off the southeast coast. A cold front will approach the waters from the northwest early next week. Small Craft Advisories may be needed Sunday night. $$ ANZ535-042000- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 735 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .TUE...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-042000- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 735 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .TUE...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-042000- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 735 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-042000- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 735 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .TUE...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of tstms through the night. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-042000- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 735 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of tstms through the night. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-042000- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 735 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .TUE...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of tstms through the night. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-042000- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 735 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-042000- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 735 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .TUE...SW 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. $$ ANZ540-042000- Eastern Bay- 735 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-042000- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 735 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night. .TUE...SW 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. $$ ANZ541-042000- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 735 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-042000- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 735 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt...increasing to 5 to 10 kt late. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night. .TUE...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-042000- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 735 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-042000- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 735 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...SW 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. $$