Short Term Forecast

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

MDZ003>007-009>011-VAZ031-WVZ052-053-092030-
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-
MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-CLARKE-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-
137 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.NOW...

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN
WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE...CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MARYLAND THROUGH
THE MID-AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT THROUGH 330
PM. MORE SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
FROM THE UPPER 20S IN WEST VIRGINIA TO THE MID 30S TOWARDS COASTAL
LOCATIONS OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.

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Winter Storm Warning

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

DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-VAZ042-053-054-WVZ053-092215-
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0007.100209T1700Z-100211T0000Z/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-
NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-
PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-LOUDOUN-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...
WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS...
LEESBURG...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...CHARLES TOWN
902 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES.

* TIMING...EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING AT THE ONSET THIS
  AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TONIGHT AND
  WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TODAY BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY
  15 TO 25 MPH WEDNESDAY.

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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