National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS51 KLWX

FZUS51 KLWX 160235
CWFLWX

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1034 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 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.

ANZ500-160800
1034 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

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

Weak high pressure will build across the waters through Tuesday. A cold front will move into the area Wednesday into Thursday. Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the waters Tuesday into Wednesday.

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ANZ535-160800
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head
1034 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

REST OF TONIGHT
SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.

TUE
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

TUE NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

WED
SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely.

WED NIGHT
W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely.

THU
N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

THU NIGHT
NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.

FRI
E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

SAT
S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ536-160800
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island
1034 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

REST OF TONIGHT
SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.

TUE
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

TUE NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

WED
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

WED NIGHT
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely.

THU
N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

THU NIGHT
N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

FRI
E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

SAT
S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ537-160800
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point
1034 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

REST OF TONIGHT
SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

TUE
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

TUE NIGHT
S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

WED
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

WED NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely.

THU
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

THU NIGHT
N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

FRI
NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.

SAT
S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ530-160800
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island
1034 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

REST OF TONIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

TUE
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

TUE NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

WED
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

WED NIGHT
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely.

THU
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.

THU NIGHT
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

FRI
N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less.

SAT
S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms after midnight.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ531-160800
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point
1034 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

REST OF TONIGHT
SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

TUE
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

TUE NIGHT
SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

WED
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

WED NIGHT
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely.

THU
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

THU NIGHT
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

FRI
NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less.

SAT
S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ538-160800
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor
1034 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

REST OF TONIGHT
SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.

TUE
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms.

TUE NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

WED
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

WED NIGHT
W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely.

THU
N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms.

THU NIGHT
N winds 5 kt. Waves flat.

FRI
E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

SAT
S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ539-160800
Chester River to Queenstown MD
1034 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

REST OF TONIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

TUE
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

TUE NIGHT
SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

WED
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

WED NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely.

THU
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

THU NIGHT
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

FRI
N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less.

SAT
S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ532-160800
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach
1034 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

REST OF TONIGHT
SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

TUE
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

TUE NIGHT
S winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft.

WED
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

WED NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely.

THU
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

THU NIGHT
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

FRI
NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less.

SAT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ540-160800
Eastern Bay
1034 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

REST OF TONIGHT
SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

TUE
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

TUE NIGHT
S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

WED
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

WED NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers with tstms likely.

THU
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

THU NIGHT
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms.

FRI
N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less.

SAT
S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ533-160800
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point
1034 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

REST OF TONIGHT
SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

TUE
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

TUE NIGHT
S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft.

WED
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

WED NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely.

THU
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

THU NIGHT
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

FRI
NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less.

SAT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ541-160800
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River
1034 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

REST OF TONIGHT
SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

TUE
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

TUE NIGHT
S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

WED
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

WED NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely.

THU
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

THU NIGHT
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

FRI
N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft or less.

SAT
S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms through the night.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ542-160800
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD
1034 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

REST OF TONIGHT
SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.

TUE
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

TUE NIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

WED
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

WED NIGHT
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely.

THU
N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

THU NIGHT
N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

FRI
E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.

SAT
S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ534-160800
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point
1034 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

REST OF TONIGHT
SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

TUE
S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft.

TUE NIGHT
S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft.

WED
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

WED NIGHT
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers and tstms likely.

THU
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

THU NIGHT
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

FRI
NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.

SAT
SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ543-160800
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island
1034 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

REST OF TONIGHT
SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

TUE
S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.

TUE NIGHT
S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft.

WED
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

WED NIGHT
SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers and tstms likely.

THU
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

THU NIGHT
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.

FRI
NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers after midnight.

SAT
SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.