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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
921 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
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.
ANZ500-182000-
921 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...
IT WILL REMAIN VERY WARM AND DRY THROUGH TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
REMAINS OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST. A COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT
WILL BRING THE NEXT CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE POSSIBLE IN NORTHWEST FLOW ON MONDAY.
ANZ535-182000-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD-
921 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
REST OF TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT LATE. WAVES 1 FT.
TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING
TO 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING N LATE. WAVES 1 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO
10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SHOWERS.
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 WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
WED
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH
THE NIGHT.
ANZ536-182000-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND-
921 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
REST OF TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 15 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 20 KT LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. GUSTS
UP TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. WAVES 2 TO
3 FT. SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
TUE...W WINDS AROUND 5 KT
BECOMING S. WAVES 1 FT.
WED...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
ANZ537-182000-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND TO SMITH POINT-
921 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
REST OF TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
WAVES 2 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE LATE MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. WAVES 3 FT. SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING, THEN BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW 5 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
ANZ530-182000-
CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND-
921 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
REST OF TODAY
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT.
TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT
BECOMING NE
5 TO 10 KT LATE. WAVES 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO
10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT LATE. WAVES 2 FT. SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
TUE...W WINDS AROUND 5 KT
BECOMING S. WAVES 1 FT.
WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N. WAVES 1 FT.
ANZ531-182000-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT-
921 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
REST OF TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT
BECOMING NE
5 TO 10 KT LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 3 FT.
SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
TUE...N WINDS 5 KT
BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING N 5 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
ANZ538-182000-
PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR-
921 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
REST OF TODAY
SE WINDS 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
WAVES 1 FT.
TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT
BECOMING NE
5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
TUE...E WINDS AROUND 5 KT
BECOMING S. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
WED
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
ANZ539-182000-
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-
921 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
REST OF TODAY
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE LATE. WAVES 1 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 3 FT.
SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
TUE...W WINDS 5 KT
BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
ANZ532-182000-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH-
921 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
REST OF TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING S 15 KT WITH GUSTS
TO 20 KT LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT
BECOMING NE
5 TO 10 KT LATE. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 3 FT.
SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 TO 2 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT.
TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING N 5 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
ANZ540-182000-
EASTERN BAY-
921 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
REST OF TODAY
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT.
TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT
BECOMING NE
5 TO 10 KT LATE. WAVES 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
TUE...N WINDS 5 KT
BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT
SUBSIDING TO FLAT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ANZ533-182000-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT-
921 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
REST OF TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. WAVES
2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT LATE. WAVES 3 FT. SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING, THEN BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT.
ANZ541-182000-
CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER-
921 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
REST OF TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT.
TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SW LATE. GUSTS UP TO
20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 3 FT.
SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING N 5 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
ANZ542-182000-
PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD-
921 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
REST OF TODAY...SE WINDS 5 KT
INCREASING TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO
20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT.
TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. GUSTS
UP TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
TUE...E WINDS 5 KT
BECOMING S. WAVES 1 FT.
WED...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT.
ANZ534-182000-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT TO SMITH POINT-
921 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
REST OF TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE.
TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT
BECOMING S LATE. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.
WAVES 3 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 4 FT. SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT... BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING, THEN BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 1 FT.
ANZ543-182000-
TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND-
921 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
REST OF TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT.
TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING S LATE. GUSTS UP TO
20 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS.
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 WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT.
WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, THEN BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT.
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