Short Term Forecast

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

MDZ003>007-009>011-501-VAZ021-030-031-040-042-053-501-WVZ052>054-
501-503-100200-
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-
MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-
HIGHLAND-WARREN-CLARKE-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-FAIRFAX-
NORTHERN FAUQUIER-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-PENDLETON-WESTERN GRANT-
WESTERN MINERAL-
624 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.NOW...

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

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BALTIMORE AND
METROPOLITAN AREAS...NORTHERN VIRGINIA...AND THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS
THROUGH 900 PM EST. ACCUMULATION OF ONE TO TWO INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED THIS EVENING. VISIBILITY AT TIMES WILL BE REDUCED TO
UNDER ONE HALF MILE...PARTICULARLY IN THE BURSTS OF MODERATE SNOW.
LIGHT EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE...EXCEPT OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN
WHERE GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD IN
THE 20S THROUGH 900 PM EST.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

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

ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057-
101000-
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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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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