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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1028 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057-
101000-
CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR-
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-EASTERN BAY-
CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER-
PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD-
TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH
ISLAND-DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-
CALVERT-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-
1028 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY...TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN
CENTRAL MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY FOR ALL AREA COUNTIES. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER
WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS...INCLUDING ACCUMULATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

WINTER STORM WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR 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...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF WASHINGTON DC.

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE WATERS WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. 

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOWFALL
TOTALS WILL BE APPRECIATED LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

$$

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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