FZUS51 KLWX 201400 CWFLWX COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 900 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 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. ANZ500-210115- 900 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... A COASTAL LOW ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OFF THE MID ATLANTIC THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WORK WEEK. A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE WATERS ON SATURDAY. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST FOR THE BAY THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. $$ ANZ535-536-210115- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND- 900 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT FOR ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT FOR ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. $$ ANZ537-210115- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND TO SMITH POINT- 900 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 3 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. $$ ANZ530-210115- CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND- 900 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT FOR ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT FOR ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. $$ ANZ531>533-210115- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT- 900 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 3 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 FT FOR ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT FOR ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 FT. $$ ANZ534-210115- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT TO SMITH POINT- 900 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WAVES 3 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. $$