####018012668#### FZUS51 KLWX 160534 CWFLWX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 134 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025 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. Waves flat where waters are iced over. ANZ500-162000- 134 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A low pressure system will approach from the Midwest today, then move offshore Saturday. High pressure will follow Sunday and Monday. Small Craft Advisories may be needed Saturday through Monday. $$ ANZ535-162000- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head- 134 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025 .OVERNIGHT...Light winds. Waves flat. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Waves 1 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. Showers likely after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ536-162000- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island- 134 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Isolated showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Waves 1 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. Showers likely after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ537-162000- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point- 134 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Isolated showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. Showers likely after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ530-162000- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island- 134 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025 .OVERNIGHT...Light winds. Waves flat. Isolated showers and tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ531-162000- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point- 134 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025 .OVERNIGHT...Light winds. Waves flat. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ538-162000- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- 134 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025 .OVERNIGHT...Light winds. Waves flat. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Numerous showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ539-162000- Chester River to Queenstown MD- 134 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025 .OVERNIGHT...Light winds. Waves flat. Isolated showers. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ532-162000- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach- 134 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Isolated showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. Showers likely after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ540-162000- Eastern Bay- 134 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025 .OVERNIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Isolated showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ533-162000- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point- 134 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Isolated showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. Showers likely after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ541-162000- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- 134 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Isolated showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. Showers likely after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ542-162000- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- 134 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025 .OVERNIGHT...Light winds. Waves 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .FRI...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. Showers likely after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ534-162000- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point- 134 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. Showers likely after midnight. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$ ANZ543-162000- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island- 134 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers with isolated tstms. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through the night. Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. $$