FZUS51 KLWX 061135 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 634 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 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. Waves flat where waters are iced over. ANZ500-062100- 634 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... An area of low pressure tracks through the area today. Another cold front moves through late tonight before high pressure briefly returns to finish the work week. Another frontal system approaches from the Tennessee Valley on Saturday. The associated cold front crosses the area on Sunday morning. Another system may impact the region early next week. Small Craft Advisories may be needed this evening, and again late in the weekend. $$ ANZ535-062100- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 634 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW this afternoon. Waves 1 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this morning. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Snow and rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of snow, then snow likely after midnight. $$ ANZ536-062100- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 634 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely with a chance of snow. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of snow. Snow likely after midnight. $$ ANZ537-062100- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 634 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 5 kt...becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt late this morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Rain likely with a chance of snow. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of snow after midnight. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of snow. A chance of rain in the evening, then snow likely after midnight. $$ ANZ530-062100- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 634 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW this afternoon. Waves 1 ft. Rain and freezing rain this morning, then rain likely this afternoon. Patchy fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW late. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of snow. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain, freezing rain and snow. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .MON...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of snow through the night. $$ ANZ531-062100- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 634 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW this afternoon. Waves 1 ft. Rain and freezing rain this morning, then rain likely this afternoon. Patchy fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Snow and rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain and freezing rain. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of snow in the evening. Snow likely after midnight. $$ ANZ538-062100- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 634 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 5 kt...becoming SW this afternoon. Waves 1 ft. Rain. Patchy fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this morning. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Snow likely. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of snow in the evening. Snow likely after midnight. $$ ANZ539-062100- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 634 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW this afternoon. Waves 1 ft. Rain. Patchy fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Snow and rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of snow in the evening. Snow likely after midnight. $$ ANZ532-062100- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 634 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW this afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain. Patchy fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Snow and rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of snow through the night. Snow likely after midnight. $$ ANZ540-062100- Eastern Bay- 634 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 5 kt...becoming S late this morning and afternoon. Waves 1 ft. Rain. Patchy fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Snow and rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of snow through the night. Snow likely after midnight. $$ ANZ533-062100- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 634 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 5 kt...becoming SW late this morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Snow and rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of snow, then snow likely after midnight. $$ ANZ541-062100- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 634 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 .TODAY...E winds 5 kt...becoming SW with gusts to 20 kt late this morning and afternoon. Waves 1 ft. Rain. Patchy fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Snow and rain likely. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of snow through the night. Snow likely after midnight. $$ ANZ542-062100- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 634 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 .TODAY...E winds 5 kt...becoming SW late this morning and afternoon. Waves 1 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Rain and snow likely. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of snow, then snow likely after midnight. $$ ANZ534-062100- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 634 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt...becoming SW late this morning and afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 2 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely with a chance of snow. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming N in the afternoon and evening, then diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of snow. A chance of rain in the evening, then snow likely after midnight. $$ ANZ543-062100- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 634 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2025 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt...becoming SW late this morning and afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain. Patchy fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW late. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Rain likely with a chance of snow. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of snow. A chance of rain in the evening, then snow likely after midnight. $$