Short Term Forecast

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

MDZ502-VAZ025>029-036>039-WVZ050-051-055-502-504-100200-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-
FREDERICK VA-PAGE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-HAMPSHIRE-
MORGAN-HARDY-EASTERN GRANT-EASTERN MINERAL-
624 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.NOW...

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

LIGHT TO OCASSIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
POTOMAC HIGHLANDS...SHENANDOAH VALLEY...AND ADJACENT VIRGINIA
FOOTHILLS. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS THE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON...AND ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED BY 900 PM EST. VISIBILITY AT TIMES THIS EVENING WILL BE
REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE...PARTICULARLY IN AREAS OF MODERATE
SNOW. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE CALM...EXCEPT OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS WHERE SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE 20S THIS
EVENING.

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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

Winter Storm Warning

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

MDZ502-VAZ026>029-038-039-WVZ050-051-055-502-504-100400-
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100210T2100Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-
PAGE-GREENE-MADISON-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-HARDY-EASTERN GRANT-
EASTERN MINERAL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CUMBERLAND...HARRISONBURG...
WINCHESTER...PETERSBURG...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY
251 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST
WEDNESDAY.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

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

* WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL BECOME
  WEST-NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15
  TO 25 MPH WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH REDUCED 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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