FZUS51 KLWX 301733 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1233 PM EST Wed Nov 30 2022 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. ANZ500-010900- 1233 PM EST Wed Nov 30 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A strong cold front will cross the Mid-Atlantic this afternoon. High pressure will follow Thursday into Friday. Another cold front will likely cross the region this weekend, then yet another frontal system will likely approach early next week. Small Craft Advisories may be needed late Friday through Saturday night. $$ ANZ535-010900- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 1233 PM EST Wed Nov 30 2022 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt...becoming W late. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the day. .SUN...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ536-010900- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 1233 PM EST Wed Nov 30 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 kt...becoming W late. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers through the day. .SUN...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ537-010900- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 1233 PM EST Wed Nov 30 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers through the day. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ530-010900- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 1233 PM EST Wed Nov 30 2022 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 20 kt...becoming W late. Gusts up to 35 kt. Waves 3 ft...except around 1 ft near the mouth of the Susquehanna. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ ANZ531-010900- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 1233 PM EST Wed Nov 30 2022 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 25 kt...becoming W late. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt... diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers through the day. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ538-010900- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 1233 PM EST Wed Nov 30 2022 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 20 kt...becoming W late. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft or less. $$ ANZ539-010900- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 1233 PM EST Wed Nov 30 2022 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 20 kt...becoming W late. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt... diminishing to 20 kt late. Waves 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers through the day. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ532-010900- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 1233 PM EST Wed Nov 30 2022 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 20 kt...becoming W late. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt... diminishing to 20 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers through the day. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ540-010900- Eastern Bay- 1233 PM EST Wed Nov 30 2022 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 20 kt...becoming W late. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt... diminishing to 20 kt late. Waves 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers through the day. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ533-010900- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 1233 PM EST Wed Nov 30 2022 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 20 kt...becoming W late. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. Showers likely. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt... diminishing to 20 kt late. Waves 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers through the day. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ541-010900- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 1233 PM EST Wed Nov 30 2022 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers through the day. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$ ANZ542-010900- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 1233 PM EST Wed Nov 30 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the day. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ534-010900- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 1233 PM EST Wed Nov 30 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt... diminishing to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt late. Waves 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 3 ft. A chance of showers through the day. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming E 5 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft... subsiding to 1 ft. $$ ANZ543-010900- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 1233 PM EST Wed Nov 30 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt...diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt...becoming NE 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers through the day. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming E 5 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. $$