FZUS51 KLWX 160240 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1040 PM EDT Thu Apr 15 2021 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. ANZ500-160800- 1040 PM EDT Thu Apr 15 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... Low pressure will slowly move away tonight. High pressure will return Friday. Gusty winds are expected Friday as the pressure gradient over the region tightens between these two systems. Small Craft Advisories will likely be needed Friday night and possibly into Saturday. $$ ANZ535-160800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 1040 PM EDT Thu Apr 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ536-160800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 1040 PM EDT Thu Apr 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ537-160800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 1040 PM EDT Thu Apr 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ530-160800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 1040 PM EDT Thu Apr 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ531-160800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 1040 PM EDT Thu Apr 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ538-160800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 1040 PM EDT Thu Apr 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .SUN...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .MON...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ539-160800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 1040 PM EDT Thu Apr 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ532-160800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 1040 PM EDT Thu Apr 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ540-160800- Eastern Bay- 1040 PM EDT Thu Apr 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ533-160800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 1040 PM EDT Thu Apr 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ541-160800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 1040 PM EDT Thu Apr 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ542-160800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 1040 PM EDT Thu Apr 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ534-160800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 1040 PM EDT Thu Apr 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...W winds 5 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ543-160800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 1040 PM EDT Thu Apr 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. $$