FZUS51 KLWX 230546 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 146 AM EDT Tue Apr 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- 146 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... High pressure will move offshore later today. A cold front will cross the area Wednesday. High pressure will return for the end of the week. Small Craft Advisories will likely be needed through Thursday morning. $$ ANZ535-232000- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 146 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .OVERNIGHT...Light winds. Waves flat. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt early in the evening. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ536-232000- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 146 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ537-232000- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 146 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt...becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ530-232000- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 146 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ531-232000- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 146 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt...becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming SW 10 to 15 kt late. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ538-232000- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 146 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .TUE...SW winds around 5 kt...becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW 5 to 10 kt late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ539-232000- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 146 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves flat... building to 2 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 kt...becoming SW late. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ532-232000- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 146 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming SW 10 to 15 kt late. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ540-232000- Eastern Bay- 146 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ533-232000- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 146 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 kt...becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming SW 10 to 15 kt late. Waves 3 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ541-232000- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 146 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming SW 10 to 15 kt late. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ542-232000- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 146 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ534-232000- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 146 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming SW late. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt... becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ543-232000- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 146 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming SW late. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt... becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$