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coastal waters forecast
national weather service baltimore md/washington dc
457 am edt tue mar 24 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.


anz531-242300-
chesapeake bay from pooles island to sandy point-
457 am edt tue mar 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 6 am edt early this
morning...

.rest of the overnight...n winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. waves
2 ft. 
.today...n winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming e around 5 kt in the
afternoon. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.tonight...s winds around 5 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.wed...s winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.wed night...s winds 10 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.thu...s winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. waves 2 ft.
rain likely. 
.fri...w winds 15 kt...becoming n. waves 2 ft. rain likely through
the day. a chance of rain in the evening. 
.sat...nw winds 10 to 15 kt...diminishing to 5 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. 

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service baltimore md/washington dc
457 am edt tue mar 24 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.


anz532-242300-
chesapeake bay from sandy point to north beach-
457 am edt tue mar 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 6 am edt early this
morning...

.rest of the overnight...n winds 20 kt. waves 2 ft. 
.today...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming se 5 kt
late. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.wed...s winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.wed night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 2 ft. 
.thu...s winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. waves 2 ft. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 3 ft. a chance of rain. 
.fri...w winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming n. waves 2 ft. rain likely
through the day. a chance of rain through the night. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming nw 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 to
2 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service baltimore md/washington dc
457 am edt tue mar 24 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.


anz533-242300-
chesapeake bay from north beach to drum point-
457 am edt tue mar 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 6 am edt early this
morning...

.rest of the overnight...n winds 20 kt. waves 3 ft. 
.today...n winds 15 to 20 kt...diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. waves 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft in the afternoon. 
.tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.wed...s winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.wed night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 2 ft. 
.thu...s winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. waves 2 ft. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
rain. 
.fri...w winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming n. waves 2 to 3 ft. rain
likely through the day. a chance of rain through the night. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming nw 5 to 10 kt. waves 2 to
3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service baltimore md/washington dc
457 am edt tue mar 24 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.


anz534-242300-
chesapeake bay from drum point to smith point-
457 am edt tue mar 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 6 am edt early this
morning...

.rest of the overnight...n winds 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. waves
4 ft. 
.today...n winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming nw 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.wed...s winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.wed night...s winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 2 ft. 
.thu...s winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 2 ft. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 3 ft. a chance of rain. 
.fri...w winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming n. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance
of rain in the morning, then rain likely through the night. a chance
of rain after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt...diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon and evening, then becoming w 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
waves 3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service baltimore md/washington dc
457 am edt tue mar 24 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.


anz535-242300-
tidal potomac from key bridge to indian head-
457 am edt tue mar 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 6 am edt early this
morning...

.rest of the overnight...n winds 10 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.today...n winds 5 to 10 kt until late afternoon...becoming light.
waves 1 ft. 
.tonight...s winds around 5 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.wed...s winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.wed night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.thu night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. waves 1 ft. a
chance of rain. 
.fri...w winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming n 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft. rain
likely through the day. a chance of rain through the night. 
.sat...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service baltimore md/washington dc
457 am edt tue mar 24 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.


anz536-242300-
tidal potomac from indian head to cobb island-
457 am edt tue mar 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 6 am edt early this
morning...

.rest of the overnight...n winds 15 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.today...n winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming s late. waves 1 ft. 
.tonight...s winds around 5 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.wed...s winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.wed night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.thu...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 ft. a chance of rain. 
.fri...w winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming n. waves 1 ft. rain likely . 
.sat...n winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming nw around 5 kt. waves 1 ft.  

$$

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coastal waters forecast
national weather service baltimore md/washington dc
457 am edt tue mar 24 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.


anz537-242300-
tidal potomac from cobb island to smith point-
457 am edt tue mar 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 6 am edt early this
morning...

.rest of the overnight...n winds 20 kt. waves 3 ft. 
.today...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming se 5 kt
late. waves 1 to 2 ft. 
.tonight...s winds around 5 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.wed...s winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 ft or less. 
.wed night...s winds 10 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.thu...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 1 ft. 
.thu night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. waves 2 ft. a chance of rain. 
.fri...w winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming n. waves 2 ft. a chance of
rain in the morning, then rain likely through the night. a chance of
rain after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming nw 5 to 10 kt. waves 2 to
3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft.  

$$