####018013789#### FZUS51 KLWX 231134 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 733 AM EDT Thu May 23 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. ANZ500-232000- 733 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A strong cold front will approach the waters today, then drop to the south tonight. The front will return north of the waters as a warm front Friday and remain there through the weekend. $$ ANZ535-232000- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 733 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TODAY...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Numerous showers with isolated tstms, mainly this morning. Vsby 1 NM or less this afternoon. .TONIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-232000- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 733 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TODAY...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less this afternoon. .TONIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. A chance of tstms through the night, then a chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-232000- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 733 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers this morning, then scattered showers with isolated tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...E winds around 5 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-232000- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 733 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog this morning. Isolated tstms. Numerous showers, mainly this morning. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-232000- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 733 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog this morning. Isolated tstms. Numerous showers, mainly this morning. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...NE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-232000- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 733 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TODAY...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated tstms. Numerous showers, mainly this morning. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-232000- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 733 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy fog this morning. Isolated tstms. Numerous showers, mainly this morning. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-232000- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 733 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated tstms. Numerous showers, mainly this morning. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...E winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-232000- Eastern Bay- 733 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW this afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog this morning. Isolated tstms. Numerous showers, mainly this morning. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-232000- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 733 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW this afternoon. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...N winds 5 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-232000- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 733 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W this afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...W winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-232000- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 733 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NE this afternoon. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less this afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-232000- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 733 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers this morning, then scattered showers with isolated tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W late. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers through the night. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. Showers likely. A chance of tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-232000- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 733 AM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming W 5 kt this afternoon. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers this morning, then scattered showers with isolated tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of showers through the night. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the day. Showers likely with a chance of tstms through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$