Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
251 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-WARREN-CLARKE-
RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-BERKELEY-
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...WALDORF...ST MARYS CITY...
FRONT ROYAL...LEESBURG...CULPEPER...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...
FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...FREDERICKSBURG...
WARRENTON...MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN
251 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND RAIN
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS LOWER SOUTHERN MARYLAND.

* ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY. MODERATE SNOW RATES WILL OCCUR TONIGHT...AND HEAVY
  SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S THIS AFTERNOON...DROPPING
  INTO THE MID AND UPPER 20S TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL STAY
  NEARLY STEADY WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST BECOMING NORTHEAST TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
  BECOME NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY WILL
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

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.

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Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
624 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-
624 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.NOW...

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA AND
SPREAD TOWARD ANNAPOLIS BY 900 PM EST. LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED THIS EVENING...BUT HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT.
VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN SNOW WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE MILE.
TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S...WITH LIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS CONTINUING.

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SBK

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
331 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

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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-
331 PM EST TUE FEB 9 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY FOR ALL AREA COUNTIES. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER
WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS...INCLUDING ACCUMULATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

WINTER STORM WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY.

WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A CONCERN...WHICH MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES WEDNESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF
WASHINGTON DC. IN ADDITION...A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE WARRANTED
ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING.

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE WATERS WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOWFALL
TOTALS WILL BE APPRECIATED LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

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