FZUS51 KLWX 111133 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 633 AM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 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. ANZ500-112100- 633 AM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... High pressure will build in through Tuesday. A weak cold front will track through Wednesday morning. High pressure will return for Thursday into Friday. $$ ANZ535-112100- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 633 AM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain this morning. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W around 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ536-112100- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 633 AM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of rain this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. $$ ANZ537-112100- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 633 AM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt... diminishing to 25 kt late. Waves 3 ft. Snow with a chance of rain this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt... diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...W winds around 5 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ530-112100- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 633 AM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 ft. Snow with a chance of rain this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... diminishing to 5 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ531-112100- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 633 AM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 3 ft. A chance of rain this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt... becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ538-112100- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 633 AM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain likely this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming W around 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ539-112100- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 633 AM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 3 ft. Snow with a chance of rain this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt... becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ532-112100- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 633 AM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt... diminishing to 25 kt late. Waves 3 ft. Snow with a chance of rain this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt... becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ540-112100- Eastern Bay- 633 AM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 3 ft. Snow with a chance of rain this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt... diminishing to 5 kt. Waves 2 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ533-112100- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 633 AM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 4 ft. Snow with a chance of rain this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt... diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ541-112100- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 633 AM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Waves 2 ft... except around 4 ft near the mouth of the Choptank. Snow with a chance of rain this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt... diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW late. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ542-112100- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 633 AM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Snow with a chance of rain this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... diminishing to 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ534-112100- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 633 AM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt late. Waves 4 ft. Snow with a slight chance of rain this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt... diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ543-112100- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 633 AM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt late. Waves 3 ft. Rain likely with snow this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt... diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$