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Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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449 FZUS51 KLWX 071436 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1035 AM EDT Sat Jun 7 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. ANZ500-072000- 1035 AM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A frontal system will gradually drop across the area through the weekend and waver nearby through Tuesday, resulting in multiple opportunities for thunderstorms. Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the waters Sunday into Sunday evening. $$ ANZ535-072000- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 1035 AM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025 .REST OF TODAY...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Numerous showers late this morning, then numerous showers with isolated tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-072000- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 1035 AM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025 .REST OF TODAY...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers with isolated tstms late this morning, then numerous showers and scattered tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TUE...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-072000- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 1035 AM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025 .REST OF TODAY...W winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers late this morning, then numerous showers and scattered tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the morning. Showers likely through the night, then a chance of showers and tstms after midnight. .WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-072000- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 1035 AM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025 .REST OF TODAY...W winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Numerous showers. Isolated tstms late this morning, then scattered tstms this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night. .WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-072000- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 1035 AM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Numerous showers with isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .MON...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely. .WED...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-072000- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 1035 AM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025 .REST OF TODAY...W winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Numerous showers late this morning, then numerous showers with isolated tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers. .SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .TUE...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely. .WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-072000- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 1035 AM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025 .REST OF TODAY...W winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Numerous showers with isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less late this morning. .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers. .SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely. .WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-072000- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 1035 AM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Numerous showers with isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely. .WED...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-072000- Eastern Bay- 1035 AM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Numerous showers with isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers. .SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely. .WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-072000- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 1035 AM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025 .REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers with isolated tstms late this morning, then numerous showers and scattered tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered 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. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-072000- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 1035 AM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025 .REST OF TODAY...W winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers with isolated tstms late this morning, then numerous showers and scattered tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers. .SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-072000- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 1035 AM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025 .REST OF TODAY...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers late this morning, then numerous showers and scattered tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .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...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-072000- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 1035 AM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers late this morning, then numerous showers and scattered tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. A chance of tstms through the night. .WED...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-072000- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 1035 AM EDT Sat Jun 7 2025 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms late this morning, then numerous showers and scattered tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers and tstms. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. A chance of tstms through the night. .WED...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$