Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
408 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057-
111000-
CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR-
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-EASTERN BAY-
CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER-
PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD-
TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH
ISLAND-DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-
CALVERT-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-
408 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY...TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN
CENTRAL MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR NORTHEASTERN AND CENTRAL MARYLAND.
A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA.
PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE WBCWSWLWX FOR
DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THE GALE WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE WATERS THROUGH
THURSDAY. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FOR THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE
APPRECIATED TODAY...AS WELL AS REPORTS OF STRONG WIND GUSTS.
$$
Blizzard Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
345 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
MDZ003>007-010-011-014-101645-
/O.NEW.KLWX.BZ.W.0002.100210T1500Z-100211T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KLWX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100210T1500Z/
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-HOWARD-
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-ANNE ARUNDEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...
COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS
345 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
* TEMPERATURES...MID AND UPPER 20S.
* WINDS...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...PRODUCING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
&&
$$
Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
122 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-100930-
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-
MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-
122 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
.NOW...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
SNOW...SLEET...AND PATCHY FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
CENTRAL AND EASTERN MARYLAND THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THROUGH
4 AM...THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHEAST MARYLAND
IN FREDERICK...CARROLL...BALTIMORE AND HARFORD
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BALTIMORE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF AN
INCH AN HOUR ARE LIKELY WITHIN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. IN
ADDITION...A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICING IS POSSIBLE.
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH WILL CONTINUE...WITH TEMPERATURES
HOLDING IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S.
$$
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
345 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
MDZ003>007-010-011-014-101645-
/O.NEW.KLWX.BZ.W.0002.100210T1500Z-100211T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KLWX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100210T1500Z/
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-HOWARD-
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-ANNE ARUNDEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...
COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS
345 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
* TEMPERATURES...MID AND UPPER 20S.
* WINDS...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...PRODUCING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
&&
$$
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