Short Term Forecast

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

VAZ021-030-031-040-051-WVZ053-092330-
HIGHLAND-WARREN-CLARKE-RAPPAHANNOCK-CULPEPER-JEFFERSON-
348 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.NOW...

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

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY AND
ADJACENT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA...AS WELL AS HIGHLAND
COUNTY VIRGINIA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 600 PM EST WILL BE
LIGHT...GENERALLY AROUND AN INCH...MAINLY OVER HIGHLAND COUNTY AND
ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. VISIBILITY AT TIMES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER
2 MILES THROUGH SUNSET. TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD IN THE UPPER 20S TO
LOWER 30S. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL...EXCEPT ACROSS
HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WHERE SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25
MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

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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

DCZ001-MDZ016>018-VAZ030-031-040-042-050>057-501-502-WVZ052-053-
100400-
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100211T0000Z/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-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...ST MARYS CITY...
FRONT ROYAL...LEESBURG...CULPEPER...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...
FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...FREDERICKSBURG...
WARRENTON...MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN
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. SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND RAIN
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS LOWER SOUTHERN MARYLAND.

* ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY. MODERATE SNOW RATES WILL OCCUR TONIGHT...AND HEAVY
  SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S THIS AFTERNOON...DROPPING
  INTO THE MID AND UPPER 20S TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL STAY
  NEARLY STEADY WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST 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.

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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