Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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804 FZUS51 KLWX 122334 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 634 PM EST Tue Nov 12 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. ANZ500-130900- 634 PM EST Tue Nov 12 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... High pressure builds over the region tonight into Wednesday, before a cold front crosses the region Thursday into Friday morning. An additional area of high pressure builds in for the weekend. Small Craft Advisories may be needed Friday into Saturday. $$ ANZ535-130900- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 634 PM EST Tue Nov 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ536-130900- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 634 PM EST Tue Nov 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 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. Showers likely. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. $$ ANZ537-130900- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 634 PM EST Tue Nov 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until late afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ530-130900- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 634 PM EST Tue Nov 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 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 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ ANZ531-130900- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 634 PM EST Tue Nov 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt... diminishing to 20 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ538-130900- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 634 PM EST Tue Nov 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt until early morning. Waves 1 ft. .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 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ ANZ539-130900- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 634 PM EST Tue Nov 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ532-130900- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 634 PM EST Tue Nov 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt... diminishing to 20 kt late. Waves 3 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NE after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ540-130900- Eastern Bay- 634 PM EST Tue Nov 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt... diminishing to 20 kt late. Waves 2 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ533-130900- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 634 PM EST Tue Nov 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt...diminishing to 15 kt late. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until late afternoon. Waves 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt...becoming NE after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ541-130900- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 634 PM EST Tue Nov 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt...diminishing to 15 kt late. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ542-130900- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 634 PM EST Tue Nov 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until late afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ534-130900- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 634 PM EST Tue Nov 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt...becoming NE after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ543-130900- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 634 PM EST Tue Nov 12 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$