Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1139 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

MDZ502-VAZ026>029-038-039-WVZ050-051-055-502-504-100745-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-
PAGE-GREENE-MADISON-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-HARDY-EASTERN GRANT-
EASTERN MINERAL-
1139 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.NOW...

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

LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE...THE NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY AND
PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL VIRGINIA FOOTHILLS OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY 3 AM.
VISIBILITY AT TIMES THIS EVENING WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER ONE HALF
MILE...PARTICULARLY IN AREAS OF MODERATE SNOW. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF
5 TO 10 MPH WILL BE LIKELY...WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH ACROSS THE
HIGHEST TERRAIN. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER
20S.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1028 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-
1028 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...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.

STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA ON
WEDNESDAY...WITH WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING
THROUGH EVENING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A
CONCERN...WHICH MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES
WEDNESDAY IN THE WASHINGTON DC METRO AREA NORTHEASTWARD WEDNESDAY.

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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Winter Storm Warning

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

MDZ502-VAZ026>029-038-039-WVZ050-051-055-502-504-101100-
/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
949 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 LATE THIS EVENING
  WILL FALL TO THE LOWER AND MID 20S OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS...BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST LATE
  TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WEDNESDAY WILL
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES NEAR ONE QUARTER
  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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