Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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723 FZUS51 KLWX 242334 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 634 PM EST Sun Nov 24 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. ANZ500-250900- 634 PM EST Sun Nov 24 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... High pressure will briefly build across the area into tonight ahead of a another frontal system that looks to cross the area late Monday. High pressure will return late Tuesday into Wednesday before a more potent low pressure system impacts the area late in the week. Small Craft Advisories will likely be needed Monday night through Wednesday morning, and again Thursday. $$ ANZ535-250900- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 634 PM EST Sun Nov 24 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Rain likely. .THU...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Rain through the day, then a chance of rain through the night. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ536-250900- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 634 PM EST Sun Nov 24 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain. .THU...SW winds 5 kt...becoming NW. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely through the day, then a chance of rain through the night. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ537-250900- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 634 PM EST Sun Nov 24 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain likely . .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 3 ft. $$ ANZ530-250900- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 634 PM EST Sun Nov 24 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain. .THU...E winds 5 kt...becoming NW. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely . .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. $$ ANZ531-250900- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 634 PM EST Sun Nov 24 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain likely . .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. $$ ANZ538-250900- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 634 PM EST Sun Nov 24 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of rain. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely . .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. $$ ANZ539-250900- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 634 PM EST Sun Nov 24 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain likely . .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. $$ ANZ532-250900- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 634 PM EST Sun Nov 24 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...E winds around 5 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW. Waves 2 ft. Rain likely . .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. $$ ANZ540-250900- Eastern Bay- 634 PM EST Sun Nov 24 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of rain. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain likely . .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. $$ ANZ533-250900- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 634 PM EST Sun Nov 24 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...E winds 5 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain likely . .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 3 ft. $$ ANZ541-250900- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 634 PM EST Sun Nov 24 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...SE winds around 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain likely . .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. $$ ANZ542-250900- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 634 PM EST Sun Nov 24 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...W winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of rain. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely . .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ534-250900- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 634 PM EST Sun Nov 24 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...E winds 5 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 15 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon, then becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely . .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 4 ft. $$ ANZ543-250900- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 634 PM EST Sun Nov 24 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...E winds 5 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the late evening and overnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain likely . .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. $$