Short Term Forecast

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

MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-100930-
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-
MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-
122 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

.NOW...

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

SNOW...SLEET...AND PATCHY FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
CENTRAL AND EASTERN MARYLAND THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THROUGH
4 AM...THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS NORTHEAST MARYLAND
IN FREDERICK...CARROLL...BALTIMORE AND HARFORD
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BALTIMORE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF AN
INCH AN HOUR ARE LIKELY WITHIN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. IN
ADDITION...A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICING IS POSSIBLE.

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH WILL CONTINUE...WITH TEMPERATURES
HOLDING IN THE MID 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

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.

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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

MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-101100-
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100211T0000Z/
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-
MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...
GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS
949 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.

* ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. HEAVIEST
  SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30 LATE THIS EVENING...DROPPING INTO THE
  MID AND UPPER 20S OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...LIGHT EAST WINDS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST
  WEDNESDAY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH.
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES
  NEAR A 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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