HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 528 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
459 AM EST FRI DEC 25 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-
459 AM EST FRI DEC 25 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
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR AREAS
EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...WHILE AREAS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE ARE
UNDER A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INTO THIS AFTERNOON. PLEASE REFER
TO WBCWSWLWX FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALLEGHENY AND POTOMAC
HIGHLANDS TODAY. PLEASE REFER TO WBCNPWLWX FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR
AREAS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. PLEASE REFER TO WBCFFALWX
FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
ACROSS FAVORED WESTERN SLOPES OF THE HIGHLANDS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 229 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 300 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 3 PM EST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 1 AM TO 3 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.
* PRECIP TYPE...FREEZING RAIN.
* ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE.
* TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT. FREEZING
RAIN WILL INCREASE TOWARD SUNRISE FRIDAY...AND THEN CHANGE OVER
TO RAIN AS TEMPERATURES WARM FROM EAST TO WEST. DEEP VALLEYS IN
THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS WILL HANG ONTO ICING THE LONGEST.
* TEMPERATURES...WILL START IN THE MID 20S AND SLOWLY RISE INTO
THE LOWER 30S DURING THE DAY FRIDAY.
* WINDS...5 TO 10 MPH FOR THE VALLEYS...10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
30 TO 40 MPH FOR RIDGES ABOVE 2000 FEET ON FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET OR FREEZING
RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 246 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* PRECIP TYPE...FREEZING RAIN.
* ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A QUARTER INCH POSSIBLE.
* TIMING...LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
POTENTIALLY CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY EVENING IN SOME OF THE DEEPER
VALLEYS.
* TEMPERATURES...WILL START IN THE UPPER 20S AND SLOWLY RISE INTO
THE LOWER 30S DURING THE DAY.
* WINDS...10 TO 15 MPH FOR THE VALLEYS. GUSTY WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH
FOR RIDGETOPS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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