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Tilghman, MD Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1036 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 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.

ANZ500-282000-
1036 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

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

A cold front will move through this morning, while low pressure
tracks northeastward off the coast through tonight. High pressure
will build across the southeastern states Friday. A front will stall
near the area over the weekend into early next week, with multiple
waves of low pressure tracking along it. Gale conditions are
possible Friday. Small Craft Advisories may be needed Sunday.

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ANZ535-282000-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
1036 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt... becoming NW
around 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NE. Waves 1 ft. A chance of
showers through the night.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers.

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ANZ536-282000-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
1036 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
1 ft. Isolated showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt... becoming NW
around 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NE. Waves 1 ft. A chance of
showers through the night.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the
day, then showers likely through the night.

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ANZ537-282000-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
1036 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt...
increasing to 25 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers. Patchy
fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft...
subsiding to 1 ft after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming E. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance
of showers after midnight.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers through the
day. Showers likely through the night.

$$

ANZ530-282000-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
1036 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Patchy fog late this morning. Isolated showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt... increasing to
30 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of showers after midnight.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the
day, then showers through the night.

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ANZ531-282000-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
1036 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft. Patchy fog late this morning. Isolated showers. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt...diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NE after midnight. Waves 1 to
2 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the
day, then showers through the night.

$$

ANZ538-282000-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
1036 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
1 ft. Patchy fog late this morning. Isolated showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM
late this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NE after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
A chance of showers through the night.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers.

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ANZ539-282000-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
1036 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Isolated showers late this morning, then scattered showers this
afternoon. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt... increasing to
30 kt late. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NE. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance
of showers after midnight.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the
day, then showers through the night.

$$

ANZ532-282000-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
1036 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Scattered showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening.
Waves 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NE. Waves 1 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the
day, then showers through the night.

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ANZ540-282000-
Eastern Bay-
1036 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
1 ft. Scattered showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NE. Waves 1 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the
day, then showers through the night.

$$

ANZ533-282000-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
1036 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt...
increasing to 25 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Scattered showers. Patchy
fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening.
Waves 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft after midnight.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NE. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance
of showers after midnight.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers through
the day, then showers through the night.

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ANZ541-282000-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
1036 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Scattered showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening.
Waves 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft after midnight.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NE. Waves 1 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the
day, then showers through the night.

$$

ANZ542-282000-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
1036 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Scattered showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt... increasing to
30 kt in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt...diminishing
to 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming E. Waves 1 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the
day, then showers likely through the night.

$$

ANZ534-282000-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
1036 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 kt...increasing to 20 kt with gusts to
25 kt this afternoon. Waves 1 ft...building to 3 ft this afternoon.
Showers late this morning, then scattered showers this afternoon.
Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 4 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming E. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance
of showers after midnight.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers through the
day, then showers likely through the night.

$$

ANZ543-282000-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
1036 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt...
increasing to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt late. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Showers late this morning, then scattered showers this afternoon.
Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the evening.
Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming E. Waves 1 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the
day, then showers likely through the night.

$$