FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 1052 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 200 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EST FOR URBAN
AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN BALTIMORE CITY...BALTIMORE...PRINCE
GEORGES...ANNE ARUNDEL...MONTGOMERY...HOWARD...FREDERICK AND CARROLL
COUNTIES...
AT 1051 AM EST...LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT...BUT MORE SNOW MELT WILL
COMBINE WITH AN ALREADY SATURATED GROUND TO BRING AREAS OF FLOODING
INTO THIS AFTERNOON.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
LAT...LON 3954 7653 3938 7633 3920 7644 3926 7662
3914 7642 3901 7639 3871 7652 3875 7670
3853 7668 3866 7685 3862 7705 3889 7691
3900 7704 3893 7712 3907 7745 3914 7752
3923 7746 3932 7768 3972 7747 3972 7658
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BJL

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1254 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2009

Expires:200912271000;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1254 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057-
271000-
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-
1254 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL COUNTIES BORDERING
THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND WESTERN SHORE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY THROUGH
6 PM. TIDAL ANOMALIES UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL CAUSE
MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING NEAR TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM
NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND TO NORTH BEACH THROUGH 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 1 TO 1.5 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH THIS MORNING. LIGHT RAIN WILL COMBINE WITH
ADDITIONAL SNOW MELT THIS AFTERNOON TO BRING THE THREAT OF MINOR
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY FOR LOCATIONS NEAR SMALL STREAMS...URBAN
AREAS...AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS MAY RETURN ACROSS THE WATERS
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
THE NEXT STORM POTENTIAL IS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THRU THURSDAY NIGHT.
LOW PRESSURE FORECAST OVER THE CAROLINAS HAS THE CHANCE OF
BRINGING SNOW TO THE REGION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
$$

COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Issue Date: 914 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 600 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING.
A PERSISTENT EASTERLY FLOW HAS ALLOWED FOR TIDAL ANOMALIES TO
REACH ONE TO TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL. DESPITE THE FLOW WEAKENING
TODAY...TIDAL ANOMALIES WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH
THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE THIS AFTERNOON. WATER LEVELS WILL REACH
THRESHOLDS FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING FOR COUNTIES BORDERING THE
UPPER TIDAL POTOMAC.
HERE ARE THE TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES
FOR A FEW LOCATIONS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH...
ALONG THE POTOMAC RIVER...
ALEXANDRIA...3:04 PM...
INDIAN HEAD...2:32 PM...
GOOSE BAY...10:38 AM...
$$