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FZUS51 KLWX 262059
CWFLWX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
358 PM EST FRI DEC 26 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.
ANZ500-270900-
358 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CROSS THE AREA LATER TODAY INTO
TONIGHT. A SECOND WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DRIVE A STRONGER COLD
FRONT ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED SATURDAY. ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
ANZ535-270900-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD-
359 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N LATE. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN
LIKELY.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING W. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. RAIN
LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
ANZ536-270900-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND-
359 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
S WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NW LATE. WAVES 1 FT. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
ANZ537-270900-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND TO SMITH POINT-
359 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NW LATE. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN
LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 3 FT.
RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
ANZ530-270900-
CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND-
359 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N LATE. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN,
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. PATCHY FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO
3 FT. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
TUE...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ANZ531-270900-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT-
359 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. SLEET AND RAIN
LIKELY.
TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N LATE. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN
WITH SLEET LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO
3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT. WAVES 3 FT.
RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
TUE...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ANZ538-270900-
PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR-
359 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. SLEET AND RAIN
LIKELY.
TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FT OR LESS. RAIN AND SLEET. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
SUN
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING W. WAVES 2 FT. RAIN, MAINLY
IN THE MORNING.
TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
ANZ539-270900-
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-
359 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF
SLEET AND RAIN.
TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N LATE. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN.
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT. WAVES 3 FT.
RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
TUE...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ANZ532-270900-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH-
359 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 2 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SLEET.
TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING NW LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO
3 NM.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
SUN...SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT
BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES FLAT...BUILDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 3 FT. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT. WAVES 3 FT.
RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
TUE...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ANZ540-270900-
EASTERN BAY-
359 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SLEET.
TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NW LATE. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN.
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 3 FT.
RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
ANZ533-270900-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT-
359 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 2 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 TO 2 FT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
SUN...SE WINDS 5 KT
BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES FLAT...BUILDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT. WAVES 3 FT.
RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
TUE...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ANZ541-270900-
CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER-
359 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SLEET.
TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT, THEN BECOMING NW LATE. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT. WAVES 3 FT.
RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
TUE...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ANZ542-270900-
PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD-
359 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NW LATE. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING W. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN LIKELY,
MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 1 FT.
ANZ534-270900-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT TO SMITH POINT-
359 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 TO 2 FT. RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 3 FT.
SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING
TO 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
SUN...E WINDS 5 KT
BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
1 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 3 FT.
MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT. WAVES 4 FT.
RAIN LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.
TUE...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT.
ANZ543-270900-
TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND-
359 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO
3 FT. RAIN LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
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