NOAA forecast - February 1

NOAA forecast

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
429 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008

MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-036>042-050-051-
WVZ050>055-501>504-021130-
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-
429 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008

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 STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND
FOR NELSON COUNTY VIRGINIA THROUGH NOON...WHILE A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE REST OF THE OUTLOOK AREA WEST OF
INTERSTATE 95. FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING COULD PRODUCE ICE
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A QUARTER OF AN INCH IN THE WARNING
AREA...WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH IN THE ADVISORY AREA. PLEASE
REFER TO WBCWSWLWX /WWUS41/ FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM MAY GUST BETWEEN 30 AND 40
MPH...MAINLY ALONG HIGHER RIDGE TOPS ACROSS THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS
LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. ANY LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVE ACCUMULATING
ICE COULD SEE DOWNING OF TREES AND POWER LINES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED...HOWEVER ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

$$

STRONG






Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
519 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008

MDZ003-004-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-036>042-050-051-WVZ050>055-
501>504-011315-
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-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-
519 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008

.NOW...
LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH
THROUGH MUCH OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY AND INTO THE PIEDMONT OF
NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND CENTRAL MARYLAND THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES
ACROSS THE I-81 CORRIDOR HAVE STEADILY DROPPED TO JUST BELOW
FREEZING...WITH LIGHT ICING OCCURRING ACROSS THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST
ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO BE EAST OF I-81 FROM NELSON COUNTY NORTH
TO I-66 AND ACROSS THE HIGHWAY 29 CORRIDOR. USE EXTRA CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING THIS MORNING...WITH A CONTINUED FREEZING OF RAINFALL
ON UNTREATED SURFACES THROUGH 7 AM...BEFORE TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY
RISE ABOVE FREEZING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF
AN INCH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MORNING...WITH THESE AMOUNTS
BEING REFLECTED AS THEY FREEZE ON SURFACES.

$$



Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
437 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008

MDZ003-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-036-WVZ050>055-501>504-011700-
/O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080201T1700Z/
WASHINGTON-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-
HIGHLAND-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-
CLARKE-NELSON-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-PENDLETON-HARDY-
WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FROSTBURG...CUMBERLAND...
STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...
MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN...BAYARD...PETERSBURG...EMORYVILLE...
HARTMANSVILLE...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY
437 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY.

LOW PRESSURE OVER KENTUCKY WILL TRACK WEST OF THE APPALACHIANS TODAY.
FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN HAVE OVERSPREAD THE MID ATLANTIC STATES.

WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
TO FALL AS FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM
THIS AFTERNOON. UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE MAY ACCUMULATE
ALONG THE I-81 CORRIDOR. IN THE APPALACHIANS AND THE POTOMAC
HIGHLANDS...BETWEEN A QUARTER AND A HALF OF AN INCH OF ICE WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

AS THE SYSTEM DEPARTS THIS EVENING WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE DOWNING OF TREES
AND POWER LINES WHERE ICE COATS THESE SURFACES. POWER OUTAGES WILL
BE POSSIBLE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT SLEET AND ICE ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.