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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
509 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057-
141000-
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-
509 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH
OF NORTH BEACH AT 11 AM TODAY...AND EXPANDS TO THE ENTIRE MARYLAND
PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER AT 3PM. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL END AT 7PM FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER
NORTH OF COBB ISLAND AS WELL AS THE PATAPSCO RIVER AND PATUXENT
RIVER...AND END AT 2AM FOR THE BAY NORTH OF SANDY POINT. FOR THE
REST OF THE WATERS...THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A COLD FRONT WILL DROP TOWARD THE REGION FROM PENNSYLVANIA LATE
WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ALONG THE FRONT...A FEW OF WHICH MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE MARYLAND PORTION OF
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

$$

MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ025>031-036>040-042-050-051-501>504-
WVZ050>053-055-501>506-141000-
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-
ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON-
ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER-
NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN HIGHLAND-
EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-
WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-
WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON-
509 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN MARYLAND
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GARRETT COUNTY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR MOST OF THE
POTOMAC HIGHLANDS. A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR THE VALLEYS EAST OF THERE TO THE BLUE RIDGE...
INCLUDING THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY.

A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT FOR THE POTOMAC
HIGHLANDS...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY...EASTERN
PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN AND NORTHERN MARYLAND.
AREAS OF FROST ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE REST OF THE OUTLOOK AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A COLD FRONT WILL DROP TOWARD THE REGION FROM PENNSYLVANIA LATE
WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ALONG THE FRONT...A FEW OF WHICH MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

$$


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