####018010026#### FZUS51 KLWX 261848 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 247 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 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. ANZ500-270800- 247 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... High pressure will remain overhead today before sliding offshore tonight as cold front moves in from the west. A slow moving front will push into the area Wednesday before crossing late week. Low pressure will develop along the coast Thursday and depart to the northeast Friday. Small Craft Advisories are likely Thursday through Friday. $$ ANZ535-270800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 247 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Rain with patchy drizzle. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain through the night. $$ ANZ536-270800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 247 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Rain with patchy drizzle. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain through the night. $$ ANZ537-270800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 247 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Rain with patchy drizzle. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. A chance of rain. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ530-270800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 247 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Rain with patchy drizzle. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Rain likely. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain. $$ ANZ531-270800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 247 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Rain with patchy drizzle. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Rain likely. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of rain through the night. $$ ANZ538-270800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 247 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Rain with patchy drizzle. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Rain likely. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain. $$ ANZ539-270800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 247 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Rain with patchy drizzle. .WED NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Rain likely. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt...diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain through the night. $$ ANZ532-270800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 247 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Rain with patchy drizzle. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Rain likely. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt...diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of rain through the night. $$ ANZ540-270800- Eastern Bay- 247 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Rain with patchy drizzle. .WED NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Rain likely. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt...diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ533-270800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 247 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Rain with patchy drizzle. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Rain. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt...diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ541-270800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 247 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Rain with patchy drizzle. .WED NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Rain. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt...diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ542-270800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 247 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Rain with patchy drizzle. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Rain. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt...diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ534-270800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 247 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain with patchy drizzle. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 ft...building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 4 ft. A chance of rain. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 4 ft...subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ543-270800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 247 PM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Rain with patchy drizzle. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Rain. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt... increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$