FZUS51 KLWX 281737 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 137 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 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. ANZ500-290800- 137 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A weak front will drop across the waters this afternoon before a more potent cold front sweeps through the area Thursday into Friday. Small Craft Advisories may be required for portions of the waters Thursday through Friday. $$ ANZ535-290800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 137 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers after midnight. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-290800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 137 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers after midnight. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-290800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 137 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers after midnight. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-290800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 137 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .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...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-290800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 137 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-290800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 137 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-290800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 137 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-290800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 137 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers after midnight. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-290800- Eastern Bay- 137 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-290800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 137 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers after midnight. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-290800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 137 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers after midnight. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-290800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 137 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers after midnight. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-290800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 137 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers after midnight. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 2 ft. Scattered showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-290800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 137 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers after midnight. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$