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Middletown, DE Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
634 AM EST Thu Jan 30 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.

ANZ500-302100-
634 AM EST Thu Jan 30 2025

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

High pressure will build over the area today, then move offshore
tonight into Friday as low pressure takes shape over the Midwest.
The associated frontal system will cross the region Friday
afternoon and evening. Behind it, high pressure will return over
the weekend before a warm front moves through on Sunday. Small
Craft Advisories may be needed tonight through Saturday.

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ANZ535-302100-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
634 AM EST Thu Jan 30 2025

.TODAY...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ536-302100-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
634 AM EST Thu Jan 30 2025

.TODAY...SE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming NW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.


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ANZ537-302100-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
634 AM EST Thu Jan 30 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 5 kt...becoming SE this afternoon. Waves 1 ft or
less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain likely.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ530-302100-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
634 AM EST Thu Jan 30 2025

.TODAY...W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Rain likely.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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ANZ531-302100-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
634 AM EST Thu Jan 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW winds 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain
likely.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the late morning
and afternoon. Waves 2 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W after midnight. Waves
2 ft. Rain likely.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ538-302100-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
634 AM EST Thu Jan 30 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely.
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of rain.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Waves flat.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft
or less.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ539-302100-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
634 AM EST Thu Jan 30 2025

.TODAY...NW 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.
Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W after midnight. Gusts
up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain likely.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft
or less.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ532-302100-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
634 AM EST Thu Jan 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the late morning
and afternoon. Waves 2 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W after midnight. Gusts
up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain likely.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ540-302100-
Eastern Bay-
634 AM EST Thu Jan 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE 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 ft.
Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W after midnight. Gusts
up to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Rain likely.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft
or less.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ533-302100-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
634 AM EST Thu Jan 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 5 kt...becoming S this afternoon. Waves 1 ft or
less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Rain.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Rain likely.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ541-302100-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
634 AM EST Thu Jan 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Rain likely.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ542-302100-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
634 AM EST Thu Jan 30 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 kt...becoming SE late this morning and
afternoon. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ534-302100-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
634 AM EST Thu Jan 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 5 kt...becoming S this afternoon. Waves 1 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain
likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Rain.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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ANZ543-302100-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
634 AM EST Thu Jan 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 5 kt...becoming S late. Waves 1 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain
likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Rain.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming SW after midnight. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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