####018010610#### FZUS51 KLWX 161733 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 133 PM EDT Thu May 16 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. ANZ500-170800- 133 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... Low pressure and its associated cold front will push offshore today as weak high pressure builds over the waters from the south. Additional waves of low pressure and slow-moving fronts will pass through the region late Friday into the weekend. Weak high pressure will briefly return to the waters Monday and Tuesday before another low pressure system impacts the waters midweek. Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the waters Saturday and Sunday. $$ ANZ535-170800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 133 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ536-170800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 133 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ537-170800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 133 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers through the night. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ530-170800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 133 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ ANZ531-170800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 133 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ538-170800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 133 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. $$ ANZ539-170800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 133 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ532-170800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 133 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ540-170800- Eastern Bay- 133 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the day. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ533-170800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 133 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ541-170800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 133 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the day. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ542-170800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 133 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers through the night. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ534-170800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 133 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers through the night. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ543-170800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 133 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers through the night. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$