Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
506 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-036>040-042-050-051-501-
502-WVZ050>055-501>504-111000-
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-
506 AM EST WED FEB 10 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA
AND WESTERN MARYLAND. 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

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. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE
APPRECIATED TODAY...AS WELL AS REPORTS OF STRONG WIND GUSTS.

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Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
448 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

MDZ009-013-101300-
MONTGOMERY-PRINCE GEORGES-
448 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

.NOW...

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
MONTGOMERY AND PRINCE GEORGES COUNTIES EARLY THIS MORNING. THROUGH 7
AM...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN
MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND WESTERN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY. SNOWFALL
RATES WITHIN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS WILL AVERAGE ONE TO TWO INCHES
AN HOUR.

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Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
345 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

MDZ009-013-101645-
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100211T0000Z/
MONTGOMERY-PRINCE GEORGES-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GAITHERSBURG
345 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

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

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 15 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW
  IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...MID AND UPPER 20S.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH
  WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF MILE AT
  TIMES...PRODUCING 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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