Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Baltimore/Washington

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON
355 PM EST WED MAR 21 2001

WINTR WX ADVSRY AND WNTR STRM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE WITH
THIS PACKAGE. ACCUM SNOWS ON THE RIDGES SHOULD BE DONE FOR NOW.

MAIN PRECIP SHIELD IS MOVING TO OUR N...BUT PLENTY OF SHRA STILL
LEFT TO OUR S. WILL GO LIKELY TNT AS THESE SLIDE OVER.

WRAPAROUND COULD STILL INSPIRE SOME SHRA IN THE AM THU...BUT THEN
SOME CLEARING THURS AFTERNOON. GRADIENT HOLDS TNT AND THUR...SO
DON/T SEE WINDS GOING ANYWHERE TNT AND THURS. WILL HOLD 20 TO 30 FOR
BOTH PERIODS. WITH WET GROUND AND BREEZY CONDITIONS THERE HAVE BEEN
SOME REPRTS OF SCATTERED POWR OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE TODAY.

FRI LOOKS GOOD WITH HIGHS NEAR 60...65 IN CENTRL VA AND MSUNNY
SKIES. THEN A CLIPPR COMES THRU SAT MORN.  MAIN VORT PASSES TO OUR N
SO DON/T EXPCT ANYTHING OTHER THAN 20 POP NEEDED...BUT TMPS WILL
FALL. 850MB TMPS GO DOWN TO -12.  SINCE THE COLD AIR TRIES TO COME
IN DURING THE DAYTIME...THINK SAT WILL STILL BE SEASONABLE FOR
TMPS...BUT BREEZY. THEN SUN...IT WILL BE COOL AND BREEZY. CHC OF
SHSN IN THE MNTS BOTH DAYS.

HIGH MOVES IF FOR MON INTO TUE...THEN WK COLD FRONT LATE TUE WITH
NOT MUCH TO OFFER. RH AND ENERGY WILL PASS EVEN A BIT FURTHER TO OUR
N.

CS
FCSTID = 78
DCA   43  50  35  60 /  70  40   0   0
BWI   41  48  32  60 /  70  50   0   0
MRB   40  47  32  60 /  70  30   0   0
IAD   41  50  33  60 /  70  40   0   0
CHO   40  55  33  65 /  70  60   0   0
HGR   40  47  32  60 /  70  30   0   0
NHK   41  50  33  60 /  70  40   0   0

.LWX...
DC...NONE.
MD...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR MD CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TIDAL POTOMAC.
VA...NONE.
WV...NONE.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON
235 PM EST WED MAR 21 2001

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE
   THIS EVENING...

LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO A
POSITION OFF THE DELMARVA COAST TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO A POSITION
OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST ON THURSDAY.

THE LOW IS PRODUCING EAST AND NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  THESE STRONG ONSHORE WINDS ARE PRODUCING TIDES OF 1
TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THIS COMBINED WITH ASTRONOMICALLY HIGH
TIDES MAY PRODUCE SOME SHALLOW MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AT THE TIME OF
HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY AND ON PORTIONS OF THE POTOMAC RIVER.

HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR AT WASHINGTON DC AT 6:01 THIS EVENING.  HIGH q
TIDE AT BALTIMORE WILL OCCUR AT 4:57 THIS AFTERNOON.

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/LWX.

WALSTON