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UPPER & MIDDLE CHESAPEAKE BAY - National Weather Service Forecast Areas

Have you been out on the Bay or getting prepared to go out on the Bay and listening to the National Weather Service Forecasts? You suddenly hear that computer voice come over your VHF Weather Channel and say: "Now for the forecast for the Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point, Maryland to Smith Point, Virgina" and just wonder where that is in relation to your present location?

Then see the map below for National Weather Service forecast regions for the Upper, Middle and lower Chesapeake Bay.

Upper & Middle Chesapeake Bay:

source: http://www.weather.gov/om/marine/zone/east/lwxmz.htm

• The links below will take you to weather Synopsis for the individual Tidal Potomac River and MD Portions of the Chesapeake Bay as defined above (ANZ500/073500¹)
  • Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island, MD (ANZ530/073530)
  • Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point, MD (ANZ531/073531)
  • Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach, MD (ANZ532/073532)
  • Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point, MD (ANZ533/073533)
  • Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point to Smith Point, VA (ANZ534/073534)
  • Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head, MD (ANZ535/073535)
  • Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island, MD (ANZ536/073536)
  • Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island, MD to Smith Point, VA (ANZ537/073537)
  • PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR (ANZ538/073538)
  • CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD (ANZ539/073539)
  • EASTERN BAY (ANZ540/073540)
  • CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER (ANZ541/073541)
  • PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD (ANZ542/073542)
  • TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND (ANZ543/073543)

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Lower Chesapeake Bay:

source:http://www.weather.gov/om/marine/zone/east/akqmz.htm

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• Synopsis for Fenwick Island to Currituck Beach Light, NC [including Chesapeake Bay and Currituck Sound] (ANZ600/073600¹)
  • Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point, VA (ANZ630/073630)
  • Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort, VA (ANZ631/073631)
  • Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort To Cape Henry, VA (ANZ632/073632)
  • Coastal waters from Fenwick Island, DE to Chincoteague, VA out 20 NM [including Currituck Sound] (ANZ650/073650)
  • Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island, VA out 20 NM (ANZ652/073652)
  • Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light, VA out 20 NM (ANZ654/073654)
  • Coastal waters from Cape Charles Light, VA to NC-VA border out 20 NM (ANZ656/073656)
  • Coastal waters from VA-NC border to Currituck Beach Light, NC out 20 NM (ANZ658/073658)
  • Currituck Sound(ANZ633/073633)