HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 730 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 115 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
701 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009
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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-FAUQUIER-LOUDOUN-
ORANGE-CULPEPER-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-PENDLETON-
HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-
701 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009
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
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FT IN THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS AND CENTRAL
SHENANDOAH VALLEY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10
PM FOR THESE AREAS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
WIND CHILL READINGS BELOW ZERO ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS AREAS WEST OF
THE BLUE RIDGE THURSDAY NIGHT.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE ACCUMULATING
SNOW SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT PLEASE
RELAY ANY REPORTS OF WINTRY WEATHER OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
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WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 402 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 1000 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM EST THIS EVENING.
VERY STRONG LOW-LEVEL WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AS DRY
AIR ALOFT MOVES INTO THE REGION. GUSTS ABOVE 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE AT HIGH ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS RIDGE TOPS THROUGH
THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 106 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 1000 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS EXPANDED
THE
* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...
VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...WASHINGTON. IN VIRGINIA...
AUGUSTA...CLARKE...FREDERICK VA...PAGE...ROCKINGHAM...
SHENANDOAH AND WARREN. IN NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...BERKELEY...
JEFFERSON AND MORGAN.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
* A STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL AFFECT THE AREA TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH
PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS A WINTRY MIX THIS EVENING...WARMER
TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION TO RAIN
TONIGHT...WITH AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
EXPECTED. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE
ANTICIPATED. THE RAIN WILL FURTHER MELT THE EXISTING SNOW ON THE
GROUND IN SOME AREAS... ADDING TO THE RUNOFF. RAINFALL OF THIS
AMOUNT WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING FLOODING OF URBAN
AREAS...SMALL STREAMS...AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AND LYING AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
$$