The National Weather Service has posted a coastal flood advisory for tonight as southerly winds drive water up the bay and send it lapping onto low-lying spots on the Western Shore of the bay and the tidal Potomac River. Check the advisory for high tide times at your location. Here's how the tide tracker saw it around 5 p.m. Tuesday. You can follow it yourself if you click here.

They're only talking about "minor" flooding, but it pays to keep a watch out, especially in flood-prone spots such as the Alexandria, Washington and the Annapolis City Dock. 

The flood threat will disappear during the morning tomorrow, as an approaching cold front crosses the region and turns the winds around to the west. But these will be strong winds. A wind advisory has been posted for the Baltimore metro area, from 5 a.m. Wednesday to 4 p.m. It warns of sustained winds reaching 15 to 25 mph, with gusts to 50 mph. Take that into account if you have to put trash out tomorrow.

Next up? Freezing rain late Thursday into Friday, with the best chance for icing west of I-95. Nice.