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Baltimore, MD Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
735 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024

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.

ANZ500-060800-
735 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...

Multiple disturbances will pass through the area over the course of
the week. Small Craft Advisories may be needed for portions of the
waters during the middle to late part of the week.

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ANZ535-060800-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
735 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated tstms.
Scattered showers, mainly this evening. Patchy fog after midnight
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms. Areas of dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a
chance of tstms.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ536-060800-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
735 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated tstms. Scattered
showers. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves
1 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a
chance of tstms.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ537-060800-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
735 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers with
isolated tstms.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers
with a chance of tstms.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ530-060800-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
735 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated tstms. Scattered
showers. Patchy fog this evening. Patchy fog after midnight with
vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers.
Areas of dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers
and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers.
Patchy fog.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt...becoming N
5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
Showers with a chance of tstms.
.FRI...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ531-060800-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
735 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Isolated tstms. Scattered
showers. Patchy fog this evening. Patchy fog after midnight with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy
fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...NE winds 5 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or
less. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening.
Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
Showers with a chance of tstms.
.FRI...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ538-060800-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
735 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated tstms. Scattered
showers. Patchy fog this evening. Patchy fog after midnight with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers. Areas of fog.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers
and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers and tstms.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
Showers with a chance of tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ539-060800-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
735 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated tstms. Scattered
showers. Patchy fog this evening. Patchy fog after midnight with
vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers.
Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers
and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Waves
1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU...SE winds 10 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a
chance of tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ532-060800-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
735 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Isolated tstms.
Scattered showers. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy
fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU...SE winds 10 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers with a
chance of tstms.
.FRI...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ540-060800-
Eastern Bay-
735 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated tstms. Scattered
showers. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers.
Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and
tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU...SE winds 10 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a
chance of tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ533-060800-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
735 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Scattered showers with isolated tstms. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy
fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers
with a chance of tstms.
.FRI...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ541-060800-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
735 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Isolated
tstms. Scattered showers this evening, then numerous showers after
midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy
fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers likely
with a chance of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a
chance of tstms.
.FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ542-060800-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
735 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers with
isolated tstms.
.MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers.
Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers
and tstms.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of
showers.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 ft. Showers with a
chance of tstms.
.FRI...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ534-060800-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
735 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Numerous showers with isolated tstms.
.MON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.WED...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W. Waves 2 ft. Showers with a
chance of tstms.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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ANZ543-060800-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
735 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Numerous showers with isolated tstms.
.MON...S winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a
chance of tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and
tstms.
.WED...SW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W. Waves 1 ft. A chance of
showers in the morning. Showers likely in the afternoon, then a
chance of showers and tstms through the night.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

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