####018013096#### FZUS51 KLWX 232034 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 434 PM 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. ANZ500-240800- 434 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A strong cold front will slowly 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 nearby through the weekend. Another strong frontal system reaches the area by Monday. $$ ANZ535-240800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 434 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-240800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 434 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-240800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 434 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-240800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 434 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered 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. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms through the day. Showers likely. Tstms likely through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-240800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 434 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. .FRI...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-240800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 434 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-240800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 434 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-240800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 434 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Isolated showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...SE winds around 5 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...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-240800- Eastern Bay- 434 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Isolated showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-240800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 434 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 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...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-240800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 434 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Isolated showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-240800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 434 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. .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 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 and tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-240800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 434 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 2 ft. A chance of tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-240800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 434 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ####018007350#### FZUS51 KGYX 232039 CWFGYX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Gray ME 439 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM ANZ100-241045- 439 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .Synopsis for Stonington ME to Merrimack River Ma out to 25 NM Any leftover showers and thunderstorms end early this evening. Another weak frontal boundary cross the waters late Friday into Friday night shifting winds briefly to the north into early Saturday. High pressure becomes centered south and east of the waters Saturday before a weak low pressure crosses later Saturday and Saturday night. A cold front approaches the waters during the early part of next week. $$ ANZ154-241045- Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out 25 NM- 439 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this evening. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds. .SAT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of tstms after midnight. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ ANZ152-241045- Coastal Waters from Port Clyde, ME to Cape Elizabeth, ME out 25 NM- 439 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this evening. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ150-241045- Coastal Waters from Stonington, ME to Port Clyde, ME out 25 NM- 439 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers early this evening. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ153-241045- Casco Bay- 439 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A slight chance of showers early this evening. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT...NW winds around 5 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ151-241045- Penobscot Bay- 439 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms early this evening. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$