Marine Forecast For Boating Conditions On Chesapeake Bay

 

 

 

Weather Watches For Chesapeake Bay Region

Small Craft Advisory issued May 17 at 4:30AM EDT by NWS
Summary: 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. ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES
Area: Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point, MD

Small Craft Advisory issued May 17 at 4:17AM EDT until May 17 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS
Summary: ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. * WINDS...18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.
Area: Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point, VA; Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point, MD; Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point, MD; Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach, MD; Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island, MD; Chester River to Queenstown MD; Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River; Eastern Bay; Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD; Tangier Sound and the Inland Waters Surrounding Bloodsworth Island; Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island, MD to Smith Point, VA; Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island, MD; Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head, MD; patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor

Small Craft Advisory issued May 17 at 4:30AM EDT by NWS
Summary: 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. ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... .REST OF THE OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WAVES
Area: Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point, VA

Small Craft Advisory issued May 17 at 4:17AM EDT until May 17 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS
Summary: ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. * WINDS...18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.
Area: Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point, VA; Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point, MD; Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point, MD; Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach, MD; Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island, MD; Chester River to Queenstown MD; Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River; Eastern Bay; Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD; Tangier Sound and the Inland Waters Surrounding Bloodsworth Island; Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island, MD to Smith Point, VA; Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island, MD; Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head, MD; patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor

 

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List Of Chesapeake Bay Lighthouses

              Name - Location - Tower or Light Height

  1. Baltimore Harbor Light - Baltimore, MD - 52 feet - First nuclear powered.
  2. Cape Henry Light (Old) - N. Virginia Beach,VA - 72 feet
  3. Cape Henry Light (New) - N. Virginia Beach,VA - 90 feet high
  4. Concord Point Light - Havre De Grace, MD - 36 feet
  5. Cove Point - Solomons, MD -38 feet
  6. Lazaretto Point Light (Replica) - Baltimore, MD - 31 feet
  7. Old Point Comfort - Ft. Monroe, VA - 54 feet
  8. Piney Point Lighthouse - Piney Point, MD- 35 feet
  9. Sevenfoot Knoll - Baltimore, MD - 40 feet
  10. Turkey Point - Elk Neck State Park, MD - 35 feet

Weather Facts

  • Largest Waves - 20 feet
  • Thickest Ice - 2 feet
  • Fastest Sustained Wind Speed - 134 mph (Cape Henry)