FZUS51 KLWX 271135 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 635 AM EST Thu Jan 27 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. ANZ500-272100- 635 AM EST Thu Jan 27 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... High pressure will gradually move to the east today and tonight. Strong low pressure will develop off the Carolina coast and move northward offshore Friday into Saturday. High pressure is expected to return Sunday. Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the waters tonight. Gale-force winds are likely Saturday and Saturday night. $$ ANZ535-272100- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 635 AM EST Thu Jan 27 2022 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain and snow likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Snow likely. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of snow. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt...diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ536-272100- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 635 AM EST Thu Jan 27 2022 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Snow and rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Snow likely. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 3 ft. A chance of snow. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 35 kt...diminishing to 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 3 ft... subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. .MON...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ537-272100- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 635 AM EST Thu Jan 27 2022 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 5 kt...becoming SE late. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 kt...becoming N late. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain and snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt after midnight. Waves 2 ft... building to 4 ft after midnight. Snow. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 4 ft. Snow likely. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 3 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ530-272100- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 635 AM EST Thu Jan 27 2022 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 5 kt...becoming S this afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Snow likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Snow likely. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 2 ft. Snow likely. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt...diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 2 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. $$ ANZ531-272100- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 635 AM EST Thu Jan 27 2022 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S this afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Snow likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt... increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Snow likely. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 4 ft. Snow likely. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 3 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon and evening, then becoming SE after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. $$ ANZ538-272100- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 635 AM EST Thu Jan 27 2022 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 5 kt...becoming S this afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Snow likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Snow likely. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 2 ft. Snow likely. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt...diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 2 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SE. Waves 1 ft or less. .MON...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. $$ ANZ539-272100- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 635 AM EST Thu Jan 27 2022 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 5 kt...becoming S this afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Snow likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt... increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Snow likely. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 4 ft. Snow likely. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 3 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S around 5 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. $$ ANZ532-272100- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 635 AM EST Thu Jan 27 2022 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 5 kt...becoming S this afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 kt...becoming N late. Waves 1 ft. Snow likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt... increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Waves 2 ft...building to 4 ft after midnight. Snow likely. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 4 ft. Snow likely. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 3 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW around 5 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. $$ ANZ540-272100- Eastern Bay- 635 AM EST Thu Jan 27 2022 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 5 kt...becoming S this afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Snow likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt... increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft...building to 3 ft after midnight. Snow likely. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 3 ft. Snow likely. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 3 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. $$ ANZ533-272100- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 635 AM EST Thu Jan 27 2022 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 5 kt...becoming S this afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 kt...becoming N late. Waves 1 ft. Snow likely with a chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt after midnight. Waves 2 ft... building to 4 ft after midnight. Snow likely. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 5 ft. Snow likely. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 4 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. $$ ANZ541-272100- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 635 AM EST Thu Jan 27 2022 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 kt...becoming N late. Waves 1 ft. Snow likely with a chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt... increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Snow likely. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 3 ft. Snow likely. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 3 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ542-272100- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 635 AM EST Thu Jan 27 2022 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 kt...becoming N late. Waves 1 ft. Rain and snow likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt... increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Snow. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 2 ft. Snow likely. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt...diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ534-272100- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 635 AM EST Thu Jan 27 2022 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S this afternoon. Waves 1 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain and snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt after midnight. Waves 3 ft... building to 5 ft after midnight. Snow. .SAT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves 6 ft. Snow likely. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$ ANZ543-272100- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 635 AM EST Thu Jan 27 2022 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S this afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain and snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Snow. .SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. Snow likely. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 3 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. $$