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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1025 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ008-011-013-014-016>018-504-506-508-
VAZ053>057-527-140230-
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-Cecil-Southern Baltimore-
Prince Georges-Anne Arundel-Charles-St. Marys-Calvert-
Central and Southeast Montgomery-Central and Southeast Howard-
Southeast Harford-Fairfax-Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-
Stafford-Spotsylvania-King George-
Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park-
1025 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Maryland portion of the
Chesapeake Bay, Tidal Potomac River, and I-95 corridor through
central Maryland, northern Virginia, and District of Columbia.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

A Gale Warning is in effect.

A Wind Advisory is in effect for the DC and Baltimore metro areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

The Wind Advisory continues through Saturday afternoon.

A Gale Warning is in effect for the waters through Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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MDZ003>006-503-505-507-VAZ025>031-036>040-050-051-501-502-505>508-
526-WVZ050>053-055-140230-
Washington-Frederick MD-Carroll-Northern Baltimore-
Northwest Montgomery-Northwest Howard-Northwest Harford-Augusta-
Rockingham-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-Nelson-
Albemarle-Greene-Madison-Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper-
Northern Fauquier-Southern Fauquier-Western Loudoun-
Eastern Loudoun-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-
Central Virginia Blue Ridge-Northwest Prince William-Hampshire-
Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-Hardy-
1025 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of eastern West
Virginia, northern and central Virginia, and central and western
Maryland.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

A Wind Advisory is in effect near and west of the Blue Ridge and
Catoctin Mountains, and over northern Maryland and Virginia.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

The Wind Advisory continues until 6 PM Saturday. Elsewhere, gusty
winds could result in isolated wind damage Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

MDZ001-501-502-VAZ503-504-WVZ501>506-140230-
Garrett-Extreme Western Allegany-Central and Eastern Allegany-
Western Highland-Eastern Highland-Western Grant-Eastern Grant-
Western Mineral-Eastern Mineral-Western Pendleton-
Eastern Pendleton-
1025 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Allegheny Front
counties in western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and Highland
County Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

A Wind Advisory is in effect.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

The Wind Advisory continues until 6 PM Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

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