FZUS51 KLWX 100201 CWFLWX COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 901 PM EST TUE FEB 9 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. ANZ500-100915- 901 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY WEDNESDAY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD NEW ENGLAND. HIGH PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE WATERS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BEFORE BUILDING OVERHEAD SATURDAY. ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MAY IMPACT THE WATERS SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE WARRANTED FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. $$ ANZ535-100915- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD- 901 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FT. SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WAVES 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. $$ ANZ536-100915- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND- 901 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. SNOW AND SLEET. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 FT. SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WAVES 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. $$ ANZ537-100915- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND TO SMITH POINT- 901 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SNOW...SLEET AND RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .WED...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WAVES 4 FT. SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WAVES 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WAVES 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 3 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. $$ ANZ530-100915- CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND- 901 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WAVES 3 FT. SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. $$ ANZ531-100915- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT- 901 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT... BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 FT. SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. WAVES 4 FT. SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WAVES 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 3 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. $$ ANZ538-100915- PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR- 901 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT... BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WAVES 3 FT. SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. $$ ANZ539-100915- CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD- 901 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SNOW AND SLEET. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT... BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 FT. SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. WAVES 3 FT. SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WAVES 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. $$ ANZ532-100915- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH- 901 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW AND SLEET. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT... BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 FT. SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. WAVES 4 FT. SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WAVES 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. $$ ANZ540-100915- EASTERN BAY- 901 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SLEET...SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS...INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT... BECOMING NW 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WAVES 3 FT. SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. $$ ANZ533-100915- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT- 901 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW...SLEET AND RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT... INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 FT. SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. WAVES 4 FT. SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WAVES 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. $$ ANZ541-100915- CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER- 901 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. RAIN... SNOW AND SLEET. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT... INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 FT. SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WAVES 4 FT. SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WAVES 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 3 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. $$ ANZ542-100915- PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD- 901 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 FT. SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 FT. SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. $$ ANZ534-100915- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT TO SMITH POINT- 901 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT... INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 FT. SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WAVES 4 FT. SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WAVES 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WAVES 4 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 3 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 3 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. $$ ANZ543-100915- TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND- 901 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT... INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 FT. SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WAVES 5 FT. SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WAVES 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WAVES 4 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. $$