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Coastal Waters Forecast

National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC

1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 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.



ANZ500-262000-

1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



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



A weakening area of high pressure will maintain its influence over 

the region through this evening. As this dome of high pressure 

further weakens, a front will slowly approach from the north through

 tonight before stalling nearby on Friday. This frontal system

should  slowly lift northward as a warm front into southern New

England this  weekend. A stronger cold front may impact the waters

sometime early  next week. 



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ANZ535-262000-

Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-

1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



.REST OF TODAY...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered

showers and tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. 

.TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and

scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. 

.FRI...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance

of tstms. 

.FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers

and tstms. 

.SAT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and

tstms. 

.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of

showers and tstms. 

.SUN...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers

and tstms. 

.MON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely through the

night. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers after midnight.  



Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.



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ANZ536-262000-

Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-

1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



.REST OF TODAY...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Scattered

showers and tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. 

.TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and

scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. 

.FRI...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance

of tstms. 

.FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers

and tstms. 

.SAT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and

tstms. 

.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers

and tstms. 

.SUN...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers

and tstms. 

.MON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and

tstms.  



Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.



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ANZ537-262000-

Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-

1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered

showers and tstms this afternoon. 

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers and

tstms. 

.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance

of tstms. 

.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers

and tstms. 

.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. 

.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers

and tstms. 

.SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers

and tstms. 

.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and

tstms.  



Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.



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ANZ530-262000-

Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-

1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers and

tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. 

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and

scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. 

.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and

tstms. 

.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of

showers and tstms. 

.SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers

and tstms. 

.SAT NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of

showers and tstms. 

.SUN...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and

tstms through the night. 

.MON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers.

A chance of tstms.  



Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.



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ANZ531-262000-

Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-

1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers and

tstms this afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. 

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and

scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. 

.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and

tstms. 

.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and

tstms. 

.SAT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and

tstms. 

.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of

showers and tstms. 

.SUN...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of tstms through

the night. A chance of showers. 

.MON...SE winds around 5 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft

or less. A chance of showers and tstms. 



Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.



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ANZ538-262000-

Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-

1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



.REST OF TODAY...E winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers and

tstms this afternoon. 

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Numerous showers and

scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. 

.FRI...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and

tstms. 

.FRI NIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of

showers and tstms. 

.SAT...S winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and

tstms. 

.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers

and tstms. 

.SUN...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of tstms through

the night. A chance of showers. 

.MON...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Showers likely

through the night. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers after

midnight.  



Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.



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ANZ539-262000-

Chester River to Queenstown MD-

1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



.REST OF TODAY...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers and

tstms this afternoon. 

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Numerous showers and

scattered tstms. 

.FRI...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and

tstms. 

.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers

and tstms. 

.SAT...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. 

.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers

and tstms. 

.SUN...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and

tstms. 

.MON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. A

chance of tstms.  



Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.



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ANZ532-262000-

Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-

1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers and

tstms this afternoon. 

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Numerous showers and

scattered tstms. 

.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance

of tstms. 

.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers

and tstms. 

.SAT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. 

.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of

showers and tstms. 

.SUN...E winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chanceof showers and

tstms. 

.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S after midnight. Waves 1 ft

or less. A chance of showers and tstms. 



Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.



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ANZ540-262000-

Eastern Bay-

1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



.REST OF TODAY...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers and

tstms this afternoon. 

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Numerous showers and

scattered tstms. 

.FRI...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and

tstms. 

.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of

showers and tstms. 

.SAT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. 

.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of

showers and tstms. 

.SUN...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and

tstms. 

.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers

and tstms.  



Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.



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ANZ533-262000-

Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-

1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers and

tstms this afternoon. 

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers and

tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. 

.FRI...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely with a

chance of tstms. 

.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers

and tstms. 

.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. 

.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers

and tstms. 

.SUN...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and

tstms. 

.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers

and tstms.  



Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.



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ANZ541-262000-

Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-

1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



.REST OF TODAY...N winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Scattered showers and

tstms this afternoon. 

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered showers and

tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. 

.FRI...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and

tstms. 

.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers

and tstms. 

.SAT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. 

.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of

showers and tstms. 

.SUN...NE winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. A chance of showers and

tstms. 

.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers

and tstms.  



Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.



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ANZ542-262000-

Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-

1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



.REST OF TODAY...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Scattered

showers and tstms this afternoon. 

.TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. Numerous showers and

scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. 

.FRI...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Showers likely with a

chance of tstms. 

.FRI NIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers

and tstms. 

.SAT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. 

.SAT NIGHT...SW winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers

and tstms. 

.SUN...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and

tstms. 

.MON...S winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and

tstms.  



Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.



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ANZ534-262000-

Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-

1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



.REST OF TODAY...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Isolated

showers and tstms this afternoon. 

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and

tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. 

.FRI...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and

tstms. 

.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers

and tstms. 

.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. 

.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers

and tstms. 

.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of

showers and tstms. 

.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers. A

chance of tstms.  



Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.



$$



ANZ543-262000-

Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-

1034 AM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



.REST OF TODAY...SW winds 5 kt. Waves flat. Isolated showers and

tstms this afternoon. 

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Scattered showers and

tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. 

.FRI...E winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and

tstms. 

.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers

and tstms. 

.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers

and tstms. 

.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming S. Waves 1 ft. A chance of

showers and tstms. 

.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. A

chance of tstms.  



Winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.



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