Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
408 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-
408 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
AND WESTERN MARYLAND. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE AREA. 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
345 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

DCZ001-MDZ016-VAZ030-031-040-042-050>057-501-502-WVZ052-053-
101645-
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100211T0000Z/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-CHARLES-WARREN-CLARKE-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-
ORANGE-CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-BERKELEY-
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...WALDORF...FRONT ROYAL...
LEESBURG...CULPEPER...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...
ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...FREDERICKSBURG...WARRENTON...
MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN
345 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW
  IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...MID AND UPPER 20S.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH
  WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF A 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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Short Term Forecast

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

MDZ003>005-009-010-VAZ039-040-042-051>053-055-501-502-100945-
CARROLL MD-CULPEPER VA-FAIRFAX VA-FREDERICK MD-HOWARD MD-LOUDOUN
VA-MADISON VA-MONTGOMERY MD-NORTHERN FAUQUIER VA-PRINCE
WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK VA-RAPPAHANNOCK VA-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER
VA-STAFFORD VA-WASHINGTON MD-
343 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

.NOW...

AT 339 AM EST...A LINE OF SNOW SHOWERS EXTENDED ALONG A LINE FROM
BRADDOCK HEIGHTS TO CATALPA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

EXPECT BRIEF HEAVY SNOWFALL...VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE HALF
MILE...AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS WITH THESE SNOW SHOWERS. ONE HALF TO
ONE INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION MAY BE POSSIBLE.

LOCATIONS SUCH AS CLIFTON...LEESBURG...BETHEL...POINT OF
ROCKS...STEVENSBURG...WARRENTON...LUCKETTS...FREDERICK AND
BUCKEYSTOWN WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED THROUGH 445 AM EST.

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