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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
148 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

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.

ANZ500-120815-
148 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...

High pressure off the New England coast will extend into the Mid-
Atlantic while low pressure remains offshore through Tuesday. A weak
 boundary will pass through Tuesday night into early Wednesday and
high pressure will return for later Wednesday through Friday.

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ANZ535-120815-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
148 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog.
.WED...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...Light winds. Waves flat.
.THU...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ536-120815-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
148 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog.
.WED...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.THU...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ537-120815-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
148 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog.
.WED...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.THU...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.

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ANZ530-120815-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
148 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.WED...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.THU...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.FRI...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

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ANZ531-120815-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
148 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy fog.
.WED...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.THU...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.

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ANZ538-120815-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
148 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog.
.WED...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.THU...NW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.FRI...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

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ANZ539-120815-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
148 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog.
.WED...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.THU...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

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ANZ532-120815-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
148 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy fog.
.WED...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.THU...W winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.FRI...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.

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ANZ540-120815-
Eastern Bay-
148 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy fog.
.WED...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.THU...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

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ANZ533-120815-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
148 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog.
.WED...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.THU...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.

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ANZ541-120815-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
148 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of showers.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog.
.WED...N winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.THU...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

$$

ANZ542-120815-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
148 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A
slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of showers.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy fog.
.WED...N winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft.

$$

ANZ534-120815-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
148 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. A
slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
A chance of showers.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance
of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Patchy fog.
.WED...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.THU...NW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

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ANZ543-120815-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
148 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance
of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat.
.THU...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.

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