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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
228 PM EDT WED OCT 14 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.
ANZ500-150800-
228 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...
A DRY COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH THROUGH TONIGHT, THEN STALL NEAR OR
JUST SOUTH OF THE REGION ON THURSDAY. A SHORT LIVED SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. A STRONGER
COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY, WITH GALE CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY OVER THE OPEN WATERS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY.
ANZ535-150800-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD-
228 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT.
TONIGHT...NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT
BECOMING NE LATE. WAVES 1 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SHOWERS.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING.
SUN
E WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
ANZ536-150800-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND-
228 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT.
TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT
BECOMING N LATE. WAVES 1 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 FT. SHOWERS.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SE. WAVES 1 FT.
ANZ537-150800-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND TO SMITH POINT-
228 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES FLAT.
TONIGHT...SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT
BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FT OR LESS.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 TO
3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FT.
ANZ530-150800-
CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND-
228 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT.
TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS
TO 20 KT LATE. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING S. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
ANZ531-150800-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT-
228 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT
BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO
20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT
BECOMING E 5 KT
LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 3 FT. SHOWERS.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING, THEN BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
ANZ538-150800-
PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR-
228 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
W WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT.
TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT
BECOMING NE WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT LATE.
WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 1 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING S. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
ANZ539-150800-
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-
228 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT.
TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT
BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E 5 KT LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 3 FT. SHOWERS.
SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 3 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT
SUBSIDING
TO FLAT.
ANZ532-150800-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH-
228 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT.
TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT
BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO
20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 3 FT. SHOWERS.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 3 FT.
SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT.
ANZ540-150800-
EASTERN BAY-
228 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT.
TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT
BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT.
THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT
BECOMING E 5 KT
LATE. WAVES 1 FT. SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 3 FT. SHOWERS.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
MORNING.
SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
ANZ533-150800-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT-
228 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT.
TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT
BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT. SHOWERS
LIKELY.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. WAVES 4 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
MORNING.
SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 TO
3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FT.
ANZ541-150800-
CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER-
228 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT.
TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS
TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 FT. SHOWERS.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. WAVES 3 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
MORNING.
SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT.
ANZ542-150800-
PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD-
228 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT.
TONIGHT...SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT
BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 1 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 1 FT. SHOWERS.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
ANZ534-150800-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT TO SMITH POINT-
228 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
S WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT.
TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT
BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 FT. SHOWERS.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. WAVES 5 FT. SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING.
SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.
ANZ543-150800-
TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND-
228 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
THIS AFTERNOON
SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT.
TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT
BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 FT. SHOWERS.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT.
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