HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 331 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2009 Expires:200912271000;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
330 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
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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-
330 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.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN ACROSS THE
WATERS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.
THE NEXT STORM POTENTIAL IS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH 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.
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COASTAL FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 1247 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 600 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING.
A PERSISTENT EASTERLY FLOW HAS BROUGHT TIDAL ANOMALIES OF TWO TO
THREE FEET ABOVE NORMAL THIS AFTERNOON. THE EASTERLY FLOW WILL
WEAKEN SOME...BUT IT WILL REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH FOR TIDAL ANOMALIES
TO REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO REACH THRESHOLDS FOR
MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING NEAR TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ALONG THE
WESTERN SHORE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AS WELL AS THE LOWER TIDAL
POTOMAC.
HERE ARE THE TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES
FOR A FEW LOCATIONS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH...
ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...
HAVRE DE GRACE...5:08 PM
FORT MCHENRY BALTIMORE...1:55 PM...
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