Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
805 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-
805 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...NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...AND ADJACENT AREAS OF NORTHERN
VIRGINIA. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE AREA...THE CENTRAL SHENANDOAH VALLEY AND PORTIONS
OF NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. 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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Winter Storm Warning

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

VAZ025-036-037-102100-
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100210T2100Z/
AUGUSTA-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...CHARLOTTESVILLE
746 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS MORNING...THEN TAPER OFF
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...MID TO UPPER 20S.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH
  WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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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Short Term Forecast

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

VAZ025-036-037-101530-
AUGUSTA-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-
726 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

.NOW...

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND BLOWING SNOW
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT DURING THE MORNING HOURS. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO
REMAIN AT HOME...DO NOT DRIVE. ALLOW ROAD CREWS THE ABILITY TO DO
THE BEST THEY CAN TO KEEP ROADS CLEAR FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES.

1 TO 3 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

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