000 FZUS51 KLWX 091515 CWFLWX COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1015 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012 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. ANZ500-092100- 1015 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING FROM THE WEST THIS MORNING WILL REMAIN OVER THE WATERS THROUGH FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE WATERS EARLY SATURDAY. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FOR MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE WATERS LATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. $$ ANZ535-092100- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD- 1015 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. $$ ANZ536-092100- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND- 1015 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. $$ ANZ537-092100- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND TO SMITH POINT- 1015 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT... BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 3 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. $$ ANZ530-092100- CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND- 1015 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. $$ ANZ531-092100- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT- 1015 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI...S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 1 FT... BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. $$ ANZ538-092100- PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR- 1015 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. .FRI...S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. $$ ANZ539-092100- CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD- 1015 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. $$ ANZ532-092100- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH- 1015 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. .FRI...S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. $$ ANZ540-092100- EASTERN BAY- 1015 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. $$ ANZ533-092100- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT- 1015 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT... BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 FT. $$ ANZ541-092100- CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER- 1015 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. $$ ANZ542-092100- PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD- 1015 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. $$ ANZ534-092100- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT TO SMITH POINT- 1015 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT... BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WAVES 4 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 3 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. $$ ANZ543-092100- TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND- 1015 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT... BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WAVES 4 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 3 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 FT. $$