Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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072 FZUS51 KLWX 181134 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 734 AM EDT Fri Oct 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- 734 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... High pressure will gradually build overhead from the Midwest through the weekend, then slowly shift offshore early next week. Light winds and dry weather are expected during this time. $$ ANZ535-182000- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 734 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ536-182000- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 734 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ537-182000- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 734 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .TUE...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ ANZ530-182000- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 734 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ531-182000- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 734 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. $$ ANZ538-182000- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 734 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. $$ ANZ539-182000- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 734 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .TUE...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. $$ ANZ532-182000- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 734 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. $$ ANZ540-182000- Eastern Bay- 734 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .TODAY...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .TUE...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. $$ ANZ533-182000- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 734 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ ANZ541-182000- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 734 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ ANZ542-182000- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 734 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ534-182000- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 734 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ ANZ543-182000- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 734 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. $$