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FZUS51 KLWX 080902
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
501 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 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.
ANZ500-090000-
501 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC TODAY BEFORE MOVING
OFFSHORE TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA SUNDAY, FOLLOWED
BY A COLD FRONT SLOWLY PUSHING SOUTHEASTWARD SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST ON TUESDAY. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.
ANZ535-090000-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD-
502 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
REST OF THE OVERNIGHT
N WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT.
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE
DAY, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT.
ANZ536-090000-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND-
502 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
REST OF THE OVERNIGHT
N WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT.
TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SW LATE. WAVES 1 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 KT
BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SE. WAVES 1 FT.
ANZ537-090000-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND TO SMITH POINT-
502 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
REST OF THE OVERNIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
TODAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
1 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 FT. SHOWERS.
TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT.
ANZ530-090000-
CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND-
502 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
REST OF THE OVERNIGHT
NW WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT
BECOMING W 10 TO
15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT LATE. WAVES 1 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. SHOWERS.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY, THEN
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SW AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR
LESS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER AND VISIBILITIES LOWER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
ANZ531-090000-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT-
502 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
REST OF THE OVERNIGHT
NW WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SW LATE. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT
BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 1 FT. SHOWERS.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 FT. SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT...SUBSIDING TO FLAT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ANZ538-090000-
PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR-
502 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
REST OF THE OVERNIGHT
NW WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY, THEN
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT
OR LESS.
ANZ539-090000-
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-
502 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
REST OF THE OVERNIGHT
N WINDS 15 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SW LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT. SHOWERS
LIKELY.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT.
SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 KT
BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SHOWERS THROUGH THE
DAY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SW AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT...SUBSIDING TO FLAT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ANZ532-090000-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH-
502 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
REST OF THE OVERNIGHT
N WINDS 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
TODAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
1 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. WAVES
2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT.
SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 FT. SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SW 5 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
ANZ540-090000-
EASTERN BAY-
502 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
REST OF THE OVERNIGHT
N WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
TODAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
1 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT.
SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 KT
BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT
OR LESS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING S 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
ANZ533-090000-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT-
502 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
REST OF THE OVERNIGHT
N WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES
2 FT.
TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW 5 KT LATE IN THE MORNING,
THEN BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS THROUGH THE
DAY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING S 5 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
ANZ541-090000-
CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER-
502 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
REST OF THE OVERNIGHT
N WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES
2 FT.
TODAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
1 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SHOWERS THROUGH THE
DAY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING S AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT.
ANZ542-090000-
PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD-
502 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
REST OF THE OVERNIGHT
NW WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
TODAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SW LATE. WAVES 1 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SUN
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. SHOWERS.
TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SE. WAVES 1 FT.
ANZ534-090000-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT TO SMITH POINT-
502 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
REST OF THE OVERNIGHT
NW WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES
2 FT.
TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 3 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 3 FT. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 3 FT. SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 TO
3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FT.
ANZ543-090000-
TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND-
502 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
REST OF THE OVERNIGHT
NW WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES
1 FT.
TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
UP TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SHOWERS THROUGH THE
DAY.
TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT.
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