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FZUS51 KLWX 102059
CWFLWX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
358 PM EST SAT JAN 10 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.
ANZ500-110900-
358 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...
A FRONT WILL STALL NEAR THE WATERS AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS ALONG IT
THROUGH THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT
WITH AN EVEN STRONGER FRONT SET TO CROSS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH OF THE AREA MONDAY AND
TUESDAY, WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT SET TO APPROACH WEDNESDAY. SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY.
ANZ535-110900-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD-
358 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
NE WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. RAIN.
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT LATE. WAVES 1 FT.
RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT
BECOMING NW
10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT.
A CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT.
ANZ536-110900-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND-
358 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
NE WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. RAIN.
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT LATE. WAVES 1 FT.
RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT
BECOMING W 15 TO
20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING
TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
TUE...SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT
BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT.
WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT.
ANZ537-110900-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND TO SMITH POINT-
358 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN. VSBY
1 TO 3 NM.
TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
UP TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT
BECOMING W 20 TO
25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. WAVES 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WAVES 3 FT.
MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT
BECOMING SW 5 TO
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
TUE...SW WINDS 5 KT
BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT.
ANZ530-110900-
CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND-
358 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
E WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO
3 NM.
TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT LATE. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WAVES 2 TO
3 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT.
A CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT.
ANZ531-110900-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT-
358 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
NE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN. VSBY
1 TO 3 NM.
TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WAVES 3 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. WAVES
1 TO 2 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT.
ANZ538-110900-
PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR-
358 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
NE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN. VSBY
1 TO 3 NM.
TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT
BECOMING W LATE. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN. VSBY
1 TO 3 NM.
SUN
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.
WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT
OR LESS. A CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT.
ANZ539-110900-
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-
358 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
E WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO
3 NM.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT
BECOMING W 20 TO
25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. WAVES 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WAVES 4 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. WAVES
1 TO 2 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
TUE...SW WINDS 5 KT
BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT.
ANZ532-110900-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH-
358 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
E WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO
3 NM.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT
BECOMING W 20 TO
25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. WAVES 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WAVES 3 FT.
MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT
BECOMING SW IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT
BUILDING TO 3 FT.
WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT.
ANZ540-110900-
EASTERN BAY-
358 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
E WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO
3 NM.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT LATE. WAVES 1 FT.
RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT
BECOMING W 20 TO
25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WAVES 3 FT.
MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT.
ANZ533-110900-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT-
358 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
E WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO
3 NM.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT LATE. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT
BECOMING W 20 TO
25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. WAVES 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WAVES 4 FT.
MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT
BECOMING SW IN
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT
BUILDING TO 3 FT.
WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT.
ANZ541-110900-
CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER-
358 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
E WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO
3 NM.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT
BECOMING W 20 TO
25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WAVES 3 FT.
MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT
BECOMING SW 5 TO
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT.
WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT.
ANZ542-110900-
PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD-
358 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN. VSBY
1 TO 3 NM.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT LATE. WAVES 1 FT.
RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT
INCREASING TO
35 KT LATE. WAVES 1 FT.
SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING
TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. WAVES
1 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE
NIGHT.
ANZ534-110900-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT TO SMITH POINT-
358 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES
2 FT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW LATE. GUSTS UP TO
25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WAVES 3 FT. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. WAVES 4 FT.
MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT
BECOMING SW 5 TO
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT
BUILDING TO 3 FT.
WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO
3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT.
ANZ543-110900-
TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND-
358 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
SE WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES
2 FT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WAVES 3 FT.
MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT
BECOMING SW 5 TO
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT.
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