Expires:201305250800;;630074 FZUS51 KLWX 242030 CWFLWX COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 430 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013 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. ANZ539-250800- CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD- 430 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WAVES 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT... DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 3 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 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .MON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER AND VISIBILITIES LOWER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. $$