Coastal Forecast

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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
301 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010
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.
ANZ500-120900-
301 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...
LOW PRESSURE OVER IOWA WILL SLOWLY APPROACH THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION
THIS WEEKEND. PERIODS OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WHICH WILL BECOME
HEAVIER FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY IN EASTERLY FLOW.
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ANZ535-120900-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD-
301 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. WAVES
1 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN LIKELY. 
.SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.  
$$
ANZ536-120900-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND-
301 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT... BECOMING NE 5 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.  
$$
ANZ537-120900-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND TO SMITH POINT-
301 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 3 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 1 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.  
$$
ANZ530-120900-
CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND-
301 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO
30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING.
WAVES 1 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. RAIN LIKELY. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.  
$$
ANZ531-120900-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT-
301 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 3 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. RAIN LIKELY... MAINLY
IN THE MORNING. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.  
$$
ANZ538-120900-
PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR-
301 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN LIKELY. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.  
$$
ANZ539-120900-
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-
301 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. RAIN LIKELY... MAINLY
IN THE MORNING. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.  
$$
ANZ532-120900-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH-
301 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT... DIMINISHING TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN LIKELY. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.  
$$
ANZ540-120900-
EASTERN BAY-
301 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN LIKELY... MAINLY IN THE
MORNING. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.  
$$
ANZ533-120900-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT-
301 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. GUSTS UP TO
20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. WAVES
2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN LIKELY. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. A CHANCE
OF RAIN.  
$$
ANZ541-120900-
CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER-
301 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT... DIMINISHING TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. RAIN LIKELY. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.  
$$
ANZ542-120900-
PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD-
301 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. GUSTS UP TO
20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 1 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES
1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.  
$$
ANZ534-120900-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT TO SMITH POINT-
301 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 4 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT... BECOMING SE 5 TO
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO
3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.  
$$
ANZ543-120900-
TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND-
301 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 3 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO 1 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO
2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.  
$$