184 FZUS51 KLWX 121606 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1206 PM EDT Tue Oct 12 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. ANZ500-130800- 1206 PM EDT Tue Oct 12 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... High pressure off the New England coast will extend into the Mid- Atlantic while low pressure remains offshore through this afternoon. A weak cold frontal boundary will pass through tonight into Wednesday and high pressure will return for Thursday and Friday. A stronger cold front will pass through Saturday. Consequently, Small Craft Advisories may be required during portions of the weekend. $$ ANZ535-130800- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 1206 PM EDT Tue Oct 12 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers with patchy drizzle. .TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ536-130800- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 1206 PM EDT Tue Oct 12 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers with patchy drizzle. .TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ537-130800- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 1206 PM EDT Tue Oct 12 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers with patchy drizzle. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ530-130800- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 1206 PM EDT Tue Oct 12 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers with patchy drizzle. .TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ531-130800- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 1206 PM EDT Tue Oct 12 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers with patchy drizzle. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ538-130800- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 1206 PM EDT Tue Oct 12 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers with patchy drizzle. .TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ539-130800- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 1206 PM EDT Tue Oct 12 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers with patchy drizzle. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ532-130800- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 1206 PM EDT Tue Oct 12 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers with patchy drizzle. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ540-130800- Eastern Bay- 1206 PM EDT Tue Oct 12 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers with patchy drizzle. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...SE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ533-130800- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 1206 PM EDT Tue Oct 12 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Isolated showers with patchy drizzle. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ541-130800- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 1206 PM EDT Tue Oct 12 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers with patchy drizzle. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ542-130800- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 1206 PM EDT Tue Oct 12 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers with patchy drizzle. .TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. $$ ANZ534-130800- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 1206 PM EDT Tue Oct 12 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Isolated showers with patchy drizzle. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W. Waves 2 ft. $$ ANZ543-130800- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 1206 PM EDT Tue Oct 12 2021 .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers with patchy drizzle. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .WED...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. .THU...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 2 ft. $$