HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 118 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 115 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MARYLAND...SOUTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
   WIND ADVISORY.
   WINTER STORM WARNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 1247 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 400 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THAT FREEZING RAIN WILL
CONTINUE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ONE HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION
IS POSSIBLE. THIS CAN RESULT IN UNTREATED SURFACES BECOMING ICY
AND HAZARDOUS. WINDS GUSTING OVER 30 MPH CAN ADD TO THE ICING
HAZARD BY MAKING ICE LADEN TREES LIMBS AND POWER LINES VULNERABLE
TO SNAPPING.
BY LATE AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM ABOVE FREEZING FOR ALL
THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO RAIN.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE
ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
REPORT YOUR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772.
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WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 251 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 800 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EST
THIS EVENING.
WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...PARTICULARLY
AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. WITH ICY CONDITIONS POSSIBLE
TODAY...THE STRONG WINDS WILL ADD TO THE THREAT OF DOWNED TREES
AND POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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