Galesville, MD - West River Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1235 PM EST Wed Feb 26 2025

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. Waves flat where waters are iced over.

ANZ500-270900-
1235 PM EST Wed Feb 26 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MD PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...

High pressure will briefly return through today. Shower chances will
increase over much of the area Thursday as a strong cold front
crosses the region. Cooler temperatures will return Friday with
another strong frontal system crossing the region this weekend.
Small Craft Advisories are possible for portions of the waters
tonight through Friday.

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ANZ535-270900-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
1235 PM EST Wed Feb 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance
of rain.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ536-270900-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
1235 PM EST Wed Feb 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the late evening
and overnight. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W late. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 1 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...diminishing to 5 kt after midnight.
Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ537-270900-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
1235 PM EST Wed Feb 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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ANZ530-270900-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
1235 PM EST Wed Feb 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance
of rain.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ531-270900-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
1235 PM EST Wed Feb 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W late. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 ft. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves
2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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ANZ538-270900-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
1235 PM EST Wed Feb 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance
of rain.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ539-270900-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
1235 PM EST Wed Feb 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W late. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 ft. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves
2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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ANZ532-270900-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
1235 PM EST Wed Feb 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W late. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 ft. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves
2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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ANZ540-270900-
Eastern Bay-
1235 PM EST Wed Feb 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W late. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 ft. A chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves
2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ533-270900-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
1235 PM EST Wed Feb 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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ANZ541-270900-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
1235 PM EST Wed Feb 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or
less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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ANZ542-270900-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
1235 PM EST Wed Feb 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 kt...becoming NW. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ534-270900-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
1235 PM EST Wed Feb 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of rain.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NW. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.

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ANZ543-270900-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
1235 PM EST Wed Feb 26 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NW. Waves 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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