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Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
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458 FZUS51 KLWX 061735 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 135 PM 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. ANZ500-070800- 135 PM EDT Fri Jun 6 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. $$ ANZ535-070800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 135 PM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. .TUE...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-070800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 135 PM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S 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 through the night. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-070800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 135 PM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely through the night. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-070800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 135 PM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. 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. $$ ANZ531-070800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 135 PM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 5 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers through the night. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-070800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 135 PM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and 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 with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers through the night. .TUE...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-070800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 135 PM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers through the night. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-070800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 135 PM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE 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 in the morning. A chance of showers through the night. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-070800- Eastern Bay- 135 PM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers through the night. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-070800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 135 PM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E 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 with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE 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 through the night. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-070800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 135 PM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...W winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-070800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 135 PM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 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 through the night. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-070800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 135 PM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely through the night. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-070800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 135 PM EDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .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 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. 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 through the night. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$