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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1100 AM EST Fri Nov 22 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.

ANZ500-222100-
1100 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...

Low pressure will drift over the northern Mid-Atlantic through
tonight, then depart toward New England and the Canadian Maritimes
this weekend. High pressure will briefly build across the area
Sunday, then another frontal system will likely approach early next
week. Small Craft Advisories will likely be needed through Sunday.

$$

ANZ535-222100-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
1100 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...W winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers with isolated snow showers late this morning, then
numerous showers this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Numerous showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the late morning
and afternoon. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW 5 kt after midnight. Waves
1 ft.

$$

ANZ536-222100-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
1100 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt...
increasing to 30 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Isolated rain and snow
showers late this morning, then numerous showers this afternoon.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Numerous showers.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

$$

ANZ537-222100-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
1100 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt...
increasing to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Numerous showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 4 ft.
Numerous showers.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 15 kt...becoming NW. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

ANZ530-222100-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
1100 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves
2 ft. Scattered showers late this morning, then showers this
afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Gusts
up to 30 kt. Waves 2 ft. Numerous showers.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.


$$

ANZ531-222100-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
1100 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt...
increasing to 35 kt late. Waves 3 ft. Scattered showers late this
morning, then showers this afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft.
Showers.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft.

$$

ANZ538-222100-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
1100 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves
2 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Showers.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.


$$

ANZ539-222100-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
1100 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt...
increasing to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt late. Waves 3 ft. Scattered
showers late this morning, then showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Gusts
up to 35 kt. Waves 4 ft. Showers.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW. Waves 2 ft.

$$

ANZ532-222100-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
1100 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt...
increasing to 35 kt late. Waves 3 ft. Scattered showers with
isolated snow showers late this morning, then showers this
afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late this morning.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt...becoming NW late. Gusts up to
35 kt. Waves 4 ft. Showers.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.TUE...W winds 15 kt...becoming NW. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

ANZ540-222100-
Eastern Bay-
1100 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt...
increasing to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt late. Waves 3 ft. Scattered
showers late this morning, then showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt...becoming NW late. Gusts up to
35 kt. Waves 3 ft. Showers.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.TUE...W winds 15 kt...becoming NW. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

$$

ANZ533-222100-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
1100 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt...
increasing to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt late. Waves 3 ft. Isolated
rain and snow showers late this morning, then showers this
afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt...becoming NW late. Gusts up to
35 kt. Waves 4 ft. Showers.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 15 kt...becoming NW. Waves 2 ft.

$$

ANZ541-222100-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
1100 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...W winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... increasing to
25 kt with gusts to 35 kt this afternoon. Waves 3 ft. Isolated
showers late this morning, then showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt...becoming NW late. Gusts up to
35 kt. Waves 4 ft. Showers.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt in the evening.
Waves 3 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 15 kt...becoming NW. Waves 2 ft.

$$

ANZ542-222100-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
1100 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt...
increasing to 30 kt late. Waves 1 ft. Showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NW late. Gusts up to
30 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW. Waves 1 ft.

$$

ANZ534-222100-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
1100 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt...
increasing to 35 kt late. Waves 3 ft...building to 5 ft late.
Numerous showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt...becoming NW 20 to 25 kt late. Waves
5 ft. Numerous showers.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 4 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NW. Waves 2 ft.

$$

ANZ543-222100-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
1100 AM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt...
increasing to 35 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. Showers.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.

$$