Hazardous Weather Outlook

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

MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-036>040-042-050-051-501-
502-WVZ050>055-501>504-101000-
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-HIGHLAND-
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-
NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-
CULPEPER-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-
BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-PENDLETON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-
WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-
331 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. PLEASE
SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS...INCLUDING
ACCUMULATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

WINDS WILL INCREASE FOR WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WASHINGTON DC METRO
AREA NORTHEASTWARD WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE
WARRANTED FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

PROLONGED UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
WESTERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS INTO THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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HTS

Short Term Forecast

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

MDZ004>007-009>011-092330-
FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-
348 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.NOW...

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

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN MARYLAND
THROUGH 600 PM EST. SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH SUNSET WILL BE
LIGHT...GENERALLY AROUND ONE INCH. VISIBILITY IN THE BURSTS OF
MODERATE SNOW MAY BE REDUCED TO AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE.
TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. LIGHT EAST
WINDS WILL CONTINUE.

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Winter Storm Warning

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

MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-100400-
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100211T0000Z/
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-
MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...
GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS
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.

* ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
  TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE MID 20S TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN
  NEARLY STATIONARY WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON 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...CREATING NEAR 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.

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