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Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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108 FZUS51 KLWX 061134 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 734 AM EDT Fri Jun 6 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. ANZ500-062000- 734 AM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... Low pressure will move across the coastal Carolinas and off the Delmarva coast today. A frontal system will drop into the area on Saturday bringing widespread showers and thunderstorms to the waters. Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the waters Sunday into Sunday evening. $$ ANZ535-062000- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 734 AM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .TODAY...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .TUE...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-062000- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 734 AM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .TUE...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-062000- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 734 AM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...NE winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-062000- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 734 AM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .TODAY...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers through the night. .TUE...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-062000- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 734 AM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .TODAY...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-062000- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 734 AM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .TODAY...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Isolated showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .TUE...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-062000- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 734 AM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .TODAY...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-062000- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 734 AM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .TODAY...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...E winds 5 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-062000- Eastern Bay- 734 AM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .TODAY...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-062000- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 734 AM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Isolated showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-062000- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 734 AM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .TODAY...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...W winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-062000- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 734 AM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-062000- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 734 AM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-062000- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 734 AM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$