NOAA High Wind Warning - February 10

High Wind Warning

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
357 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

MDZ003-004-502-VAZ025-026-WVZ050>052-055-502-504-101700-
/O.CON.KLWX.HW.W.0002.080210T1200Z-080211T0000Z/
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-
ROCKINGHAM-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-HARDY-EASTERN GRANT-
EASTERN MINERAL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...CUMBERLAND...
STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG...MARTINSBURG...PETERSBURG...
KEYSER...FORT ASHBY
357 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE
REGION THIS MORNING. WEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. WINDS OF
THIS MAGNITUDE COULD CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT...HOWEVER GUSTS UP TO 45
MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$



Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
432 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-036>042-050-051-
WVZ050>055-501>504-111000-
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-
432 AM EST SUN FEB 10 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

AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. INCREASINGLY
COLD AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL FOLLOW.

A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN MARYLAND...MOST OF
EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA... AND HIGHLAND COUNTY VIRGINIA. THE
REMAINDER OF THE OUTLOOK AREA IS UNDER A WIND ADVISORY. PLEASE
REFER TO WBCNPWLWX /WWUS71/ FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM FOR ALLEGANY COUNTY
MARYLAND...AND MINERAL AND GRANT COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA FOR 1
TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW. PLEASE REFER TO WBCWSWLWX /WWUS41/ FOR FURTHER
DETAILS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TONIGHT FOR EASTERN WEST
VIRGINIA...WESTERN MARYLAND...THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF VIRGINIA...AND
HIGHLAND COUNTY VIRGINIA. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO MINUS 5
TO MINUS 15. PLEASE REFER TO WBCWSWLWX /WWUS41/ FOR FURTHER
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT ANY MEASURED WIND
GUSTS OVER 40 MPH OR SNOW ACCUMULATION REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

$$






Red Flag Warning

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
400 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

MDZ016-017-VAZ025>027-029-030-036>041-050>052-055>057-101700-
/O.UPG.KLWX.FW.A.0001.080210T1700Z-080211T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLWX.FW.W.0001.080210T1700Z-080211T0100Z/
CHARLES-ST. MARYS-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-PAGE-WARREN-
NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-FAUQUIER-ORANGE-
CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-STAFFORD-
SPOTSYLVANIA-KING GEORGE-
400 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EST
THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE THREAT.