Rock Point, MD Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
134 PM EDT Thu Apr 10 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.

ANZ500-110800-
134 PM EDT Thu Apr 10 2025

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

A low pressure system will approach from the west today through
Friday, and will then remain nearby into the first half of the
weekend. High pressure will return for Sunday and Monday. Small
Craft Advisories may be needed at times Friday afternoon through
Saturday. Boaters should be aware of the threats of boating in cold
water, even when air temperatures are warm. Visit
weather.gov/safety/coldwater for more information.

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ANZ535-110800-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head-
135 PM EDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early
morning. Waves 1 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the late morning
and afternoon. Waves 1 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Showers.
.SAT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ536-110800-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island-
135 PM EDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves
1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt until early
morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Showers.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ537-110800-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island to Smith Point-
135 PM EDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. A slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Showers.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance
of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 kt after midnight. Waves
1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ530-110800-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island-
135 PM EDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Showers.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Showers likely.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through
the night.

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ANZ531-110800-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point-
135 PM EDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Showers.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers
likely.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW 5 kt after midnight. Waves
1 to 2 ft...subsiding to flat after midnight.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers
through the night.

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ANZ538-110800-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
135 PM EDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Showers.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers
likely.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers
through the night.

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ANZ539-110800-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
135 PM EDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Showers.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers
likely.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW 5 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft...
subsiding to flat after midnight. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers
through the night.

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ANZ532-110800-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach-
135 PM EDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. A
chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Showers.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Showers likely.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 kt after midnight. Waves
1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers
through the night.

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ANZ540-110800-
Eastern Bay-
135 PM EDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Showers.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers
likely.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of showers.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 kt after midnight. Waves
1 ft or less. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. A chance of showers
through the night.

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ANZ533-110800-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point-
135 PM EDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. A
slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft.
Showers.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. Showers
likely.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 kt after midnight. Waves
1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ541-110800-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
135 PM EDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Showers.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers
likely.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 kt after midnight. Waves
1 to 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers through
the night.

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ANZ542-110800-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
135 PM EDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A
slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers.
Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft.
Showers.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance
of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. A
chance of showers.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft.

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ANZ534-110800-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point-
135 PM EDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. A
slight chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft.
Showers. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft.
Showers.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 3 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A
chance of showers.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to
3 ft...subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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ANZ543-110800-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-
135 PM EDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. Showers. Vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft.
Showers.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft. A
chance of showers.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to
2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

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