FZUS51 KLWX 131731 CWFLWX COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1230 PM EST MON FEB 13 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. ANZ500-140900- 1230 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC TODAY...BUT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW A STORM SYSTEM TO APPROACH FROM THE WEST. LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WATERS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE WATERS ON THURSDAY. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT ON THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST FOR THE CLOSE OF THE WEEK. $$ ANZ535-140900- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD- 1230 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .THU...S WINDS AROUND 5 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. $$ ANZ536-140900- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND- 1230 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. $$ ANZ537-140900- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND TO SMITH POINT- 1230 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING... THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. $$ ANZ530-140900- CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND- 1230 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .THU...S WINDS AROUND 5 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. $$ ANZ531-140900- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT- 1230 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING... THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. $$ ANZ538-140900- PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR- 1230 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .THU...S WINDS AROUND 5 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. $$ ANZ539-140900- CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD- 1230 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING... THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT. $$ ANZ532-140900- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH- 1230 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. $$ ANZ540-140900- EASTERN BAY- 1230 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. $$ ANZ533-140900- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT- 1230 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING... THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT. $$ ANZ541-140900- CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER- 1230 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING... THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT. $$ ANZ542-140900- PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD- 1230 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. $$ ANZ534-140900- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT TO SMITH POINT- 1230 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 3 FT. $$ ANZ543-140900- TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND- 1230 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. $$