Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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927 FZUS51 KLWX 092334 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 634 PM EST Sat Nov 9 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. ANZ500-100900- 634 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... High pressure will move offshore late tonight as a warm front approaches from the Ohio River Valley. The warm front will lift across the area Sunday as low pressure moves from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes and southeastern Canada. A trailing cold front will cross the region Monday, then a secondary dry cold front will cross the area Tuesday. High pressure will follow for the middle of the week before another frontal system crosses Thursday into Friday. Small Craft Advisories will likely be needed at times from Monday through Wednesday. $$ ANZ535-100900- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 634 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. $$ ANZ536-100900- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 634 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. $$ ANZ537-100900- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 634 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain likely. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft...building to 3 ft after midnight. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. $$ ANZ530-100900- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 634 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the day. $$ ANZ531-100900- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 634 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. Rain. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. $$ ANZ538-100900- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 634 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. $$ ANZ539-100900- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 634 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. Rain. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt...increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. $$ ANZ532-100900- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 634 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. Rain. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. $$ ANZ540-100900- Eastern Bay- 634 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt... increasing to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt late. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt...increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Waves 2 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. $$ ANZ533-100900- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 634 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt...increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. $$ ANZ541-100900- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 634 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt...increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .THU...W winds 10 kt...becoming N. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. $$ ANZ542-100900- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 634 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely. .MON...W winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. $$ ANZ534-100900- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 634 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. Rain likely. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt after midnight. Waves 2 ft...building to 4 ft after midnight. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. $$ ANZ543-100900- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 634 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain likely. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. $$