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Storm Warning 2, NWS Wakefield, VA

December 19, 2009

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this storm warning at Dec 19, 2009, 4:53 AM EST. It took effect at Dec 19, 2009, 5:33 AM EST. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 19, 2009, 4:53 AM EST (09:53 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 19, 2009, 5:33 AM EST
Expired
Dec 19, 2009, 6:31 PM EST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

708 
WHUS71 KAKQ 190953
MWWAKQ

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
453 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

ANZ650-652-191800-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.SR.W.0002.091219T1900Z-091220T0500Z/
/O.EXT.KAKQ.GL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-091220T0900Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO
20 NM-
453 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
EST TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 AM EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
EST TONIGHT. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

ANZ630>633-656-658-191800-
/O.CON.KAKQ.GL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-091220T0500Z/
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA-
CURRITUCK SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT
TO 20 NM-
453 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ654-191800-
/O.CON.KAKQ.GL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-091220T0900Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT
TO 20 NM-
453 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY...


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
622 
WHUS71 KAKQ 191033
MWWAKQ

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
533 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

ANZ650-652-191845-
/O.EXT.KAKQ.SR.W.0002.091219T1033Z-091220T0500Z/
/O.EXT.KAKQ.GL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-091220T0900Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO
20 NM-
533 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 AM EST
SUNDAY...

THE STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.
THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 AM
EST SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

ANZ630>633-656-658-191845-
/O.CON.KAKQ.GL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-091220T0500Z/
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA-
CURRITUCK SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT
TO 20 NM-
533 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ654-191845-
/O.CON.KAKQ.GL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-091220T0900Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT
TO 20 NM-
533 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
714 
WHUS71 KAKQ 191353
MWWAKQ

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
853 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

ANZ650-652-192200-
/O.CON.KAKQ.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091220T0500Z/
/O.EXT.KAKQ.GL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-091220T0900Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO
20 NM-
853 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 AM EST
SUNDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 AM
EST SUNDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

ANZ630>633-656-658-192200-
/O.CON.KAKQ.GL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-091220T0500Z/
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA-
CURRITUCK SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT
TO 20 NM-
853 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ654-192200-
/O.CON.KAKQ.GL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-091220T0900Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT
TO 20 NM-
853 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

KLL
634 
WHUS71 KAKQ 192331
MWWAKQ

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
631 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

ANZ650-652-200745-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091220T0500Z/
/O.EXT.KAKQ.GL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-091220T1100Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO
20 NM-
631 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...
...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE STORM
WARNING. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ654-200500-
/O.EXT.KAKQ.GL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-091220T0500Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT
TO 20 NM-
631 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

ANZ630>633-656-658-200500-
/O.CON.KAKQ.GL.W.0025.000000T0000Z-091220T0500Z/
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA-
CURRITUCK SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT
TO 20 NM-
631 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

44

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this storm warning went out at Dec 18, 11:03 PM EST, 5 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 11:03 PM EST, 5 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1103 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN CENTERED TO THE NORTH OF THE EASTERN
GREAT LAKES THROUGH SATURDAY...AS LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS ALONG
THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES COAST OVERNIGHT. THE LOW WILL
INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS NORTHEAST OFF THE VIRGINIA CAPES SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/...
ADDED GREENSVILLE AND SUSSEX COUNTIES INTO THE WINTER STORM
WARNING (MAINLY FOR WESTERN SECTION OF SUSSEX). SNOWFALL WILL
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE WRN AND CENTRAL CWA THIS EVENING WITH
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

CHANGEOVER IS TAKING PLACE OVER THE SE THIRD OF THE CWA BUT SLOWER
THAN ANTICIPATED...HAVE BUMPED UP SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE NW
THIRD AND TWRDS THE NRN NECK. CLOSER TO THE COAST...LOOK FOR A
CHANGEOVER FROM SLEET AND RAIN...TO EVENTUALLY ALL RAIN (KEEPING
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DOWN. THERE WILL BE A PRETTY TIGHT GRADIENT OF
WHERE THE RAIN AND SNOW LINE DVLPS...LEADING TO POTENTIAL FOR
ERRORS (ON SNOW AMNTS) NEAR THE I-95 CORRIDOR.

FOLLOWING SREF MODEL LOW LVL THICKNESS PATTERN...GRADUALLY BRING
MORE LIQUID PRECIP SLOWLY NORTH AND WESTWARD THROUGH THE EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT HRS. AS IS OFTEN THE CASE...WILL DRAW THAT LINE
WHERE THE WARMING TEMPS TURN PRECIP TO MAINLY RAIN CLOSE TO THE
I-95 CORRIDOR. STRONGER LIFT BEGINS TO DRIFT NWD INTO OUR REGION
BY LATE EVENING/ERLY MRNG...SO WILL BEGIN TO SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS THEREAFTER...ON THE ORDER OF 8-14 INCHES BY DAYBREAK
FAR WNW...TO LITTLE OR NOTHING SE.

TEMPS SHOULD RISE SIGNIFICANTLY OVERNIGHT ACRS FAR SE VA/NE NC AND
HAVE FOLLOWED CLOSE TO SFC WET BULB TEMPS FOR TEMP TREND...LIKELY
INTO THE 50S BY DAYBREAK AT ECG/MQI. WITH THIS VERY BAROCLINIC
SETUP...AND STRONG LIFT (COUPLED W/ WET CONDITIONS AS OF
LATE)...CONTINUED WITH FLOOD WATCH FOR MUCH OF SE VA/NE NC
(AREAS WHERE THE WINTER HEADLINES ARE NOT IN EFFECT).
OVERALL...QPF AMTS OF 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES LOOK LIKELY THROUGH MIDDAY
SAT. WINDS WILL BE A FACTOR WITH WIND GUSTS OF 30-50 MPH ALONG THE
COAST LATE TONIGHT INTO TMRW (ESP FAR SE). DUE TO ALREADY
SATURATED GROUNDS...THIS COULD LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL OF TREES TO
BE KNOCKED DOWN AND POSSIBLY ONTO POWERLINES (CHC OF POWER
OUTAGES).

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY/...
GFS/NAM/SREF ALL DEPICT VERY STRONG LIFT/UPR DIVERGENCE AND
DIFFLUENCE AND LOW LVL FRONTOGENESIS ACRS CNTRL AND ERN VA BETWEEN
12 AND 18Z...SHIFTING ENE TO THE ERN SHORE AFTER 18Z. BELIEVE THIS
IS TIMEFRAME WHERE SNOWFALL RATES MAY BE EXCESSIVE (MORE THAN 1
PER HR FOR SEVERAL HRS).

WITH THIS BANDING POTENTIAL...HAVE BUMPED UP SNOW AMTS OVER AREAS
FROM LOUISA...TO THE NRN NECK...AND WELL INLAND PORTIONS OF MD.
COULD SEE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON THE ORDER OF 20+ OVER
FLUVANNA/LOUISA. FARTHER E AND S THE CHALLENGE CONCERNS PTYPE AND
IF THE PTYPE WILL BE ALL SNOW WHILE THE BEST LIFT IS PRESENT.
THERE ARE ALSO SOME CONCERNS THAT DEEPER MSTR (SATURATION THRU
-15C AND HIGHER) MAY NOT REACH DOWN TO RICHMOND AND SOUTH. IN ANY
EVENT...SE WSW FOR DETAILS ON SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. TEMPERATURES
LIKELY FALL A FEW DEGREES THROUGH THE DAY...WITH SNOW BECMG A
POSSIBILITY ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE COAST BY LATE AFTN.

SAT NGT... BEST FORCING LOOKS TO SLIDE ENE...WITH SIG ACCUMS
STILL POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN SHORE/NRN NECK AND POSSIBLY MID
PENINSULA. PORTIONS OF HAMPTON ROADS MAY EVEN GET INTO THE ACTION
SAT NGT...BUT THIS WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT UPON HOW MUCH OF A
TROWAL CAN DEVELOP (AND AT THIS PT DEEPER MSTR LOOKS TO STAY
FARTHER N).

ANOTHER ISSUE OVER THE SE CWA WILL BE TEMPS FALLING TO/BELOW
FREEZING OVERNIGHT AND ITS EFFECT ON ROADWAYS. ANY
PONDING/STANDING WATER THAT OCCURS OVER THE TIDEWATER RGN MAY
ACTUALLY FREEZE ON UNTREATED ROADS (ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY
ROADS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES). WITH LIMITED SNOWFALL OVER THE
SE...THIS COULD SUPRISE THOSE WHO DO VENTURE OUT (ESP SUN AM).

BECMG DRY AND COLD SUN/MON...A FEW LEFTOVER SN SHWRS POSSIBLE THRU
MIDDAY SUNDAY EASTERN SHORE. UNDERCUT GDNC FOR TEMPS BY 2-4
DEGREES FOR SNOW CVR.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
CONT BLO NRML TMPS AS YET ANTHER CANADIAN HIGH PRS MOVES ACROSS THE
RGN TUE AND THRU WED NITE. GIVEN ANY RESIDUAL SNOW COVER...WILL KEEP
TMPS IN THE 30S TO L40S WITH LOWS IN THE TEENS AND 20S BOTH DAYS.

NXT SYSTM POISED TO AFFECT RGN X-MAS EVE / X-MAS DAY. APPEARS COLD
ENUF TO START OFF AS SNOW WRN CNTYS WITH RAIN/SNOW MIX ELSEWHERE
XCPT RAIN SERN CNTYS THU AFTRN AND NITE. LOW CONFIDENCE THEREAFTR AS
MODELS DIFFER ON STORMS TRACK (AND WHETHER A SCNDRY LOW DVLPS TO THE
S KEEPING COLD AIR LOCKED IN PLACE). FOR NOW...APPEARS ENUF WRM AIR
MOVES N FOR A MAINLY RAIN EVENT ON X-MAS DAY. HIGHS THU IN THE 30S
TO M40S SE...LOWS THU NITE M20S TO M30S SE. HIGHS FRI IN THE 40S.

&&

.AVIATION /04Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
MADE ONLY MINOR CHANGES THIS AFTN AS FCST APPEARS TO BE ON TRACK.
VFR CONDS WL GIVE WAY TO MVFR CONDS BY EARLY EVNG AND EVENTUALLY
IFR/LIFR EARLY SAT MRNG AS CSTL STORM MVS FROM THE SE U.S. UP
THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC. FIRST BAND OF PCPN CURRENTLY MVG THROUGH
CENTRAL NC AND WL REACH NERN NC AND VA/NC BORDER BY 20Z FRI. PCPN WL
THEN GRADUALLY SPREAD N AND E THROUGH THE EVNG. P-TYPE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN ALL LIQUID OVERNIGHT SE VA/NE NC TAF SITES. A RA/SN MIX
ALONG AND W OF I-95 (INCLUDING RIC) THIS EVNG WL TRANSITION TO ALL
SNOW BY 02Z SAT. AS THE LOW MVS UP THE CAROLINA CST...NE WNDS WL
INCREASE ACRS SE TAF SITES (PHF/ORF/ECG) TO AROUND 15 TO 20 KT
SUSTAINED BY 04Z SAT. FURTHER INLAND...WNDS WL INCREASE TO AROUND
1O TO 15 KT. GUSTY WNDS WL BE AT PEAK SAT WITH CSTL TAF SITES
POSSIBLY GETTING UP TO 45 KT AND COULD GENERALLY SEE A MIXTURE OF
PRECIP TYPES....MORE FROZEN WEST...MORE LIQUID TO THE SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST. THINGS CLEAR TO VFR FROM SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON BUT MAY SEE BREEZY CONDITIONS HANG ON UNTIL LATER INTO
THE DAY AT ORF AND SBY.

&&

.MARINE...
LTST DATA SUGGESTS KEEPING CRNT GALE HEADLINES AS IS...HOWEVER
BUFKIT DATA SUGGESTS A GUST TO NR 50 KTS PSBL ACROSS NRN CSTL WTRS
SAT AFTRN. THUS...BUMPED UP SUSTAINED WNDS INTO 30-35 KT RANGE
WITH GUSTS TO 45 KTS ACROSS CSTL WTRS FOR NOW. WNDS GRDLLY DMNSH
AS STORM PULLS NE OF RGN SAT NITE AND SUN...WITH STRNG SCAS XPCTD
TO REPLACE THE GALES. SCA FOR SEAS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THRU MON.

COLD HIGH PRS BLDS INTO RGN THRU MID WEEK WITH NXT SYSTM APPRCHG
WTRS THURSDAY.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
RIVER FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE APPOMATTOX AT
MATTOAX...AND CONTINUES FOR MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE NOTTOWAY NEAR
SEBRELL.

WITH THE IMPENDING COASTAL STORM DEVELOPING AND APPROACHING THE
REGION...AT THE ONSET IN THE WESTERN PORTIONS WL GET MOSTLY FROZEN
PCPN AND MORE LIQUID TO THE EAST. WITH THE LOW ONE-HOUR FFG
VALUES...1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE EAST WOULD PRODUCE HIGH RUNOFF
RATES AND FLOODING OVER THE ALREADY SATURATED SOILS. AT FIRST GLANCE
THE PRIME AREAS ARE ACROSS SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA INTO NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA. THESE AREAS WHICH INCLUDE NORFOLK/TIDEWATER AREAS ARE TO
BE STRONGLY CONSIDERED FOR A POSSIBLE FLOOD WATCH.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
GUIDANCE NOW TRENDING TOWARDS A MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING EVENT
DRNG SAT MORNINGS HIGH TIDE CYCLE. TIDAL ANOMALIES BTWN 2-3 FT
ABV MLLW XPCTD...XCPT 3 TO 3.5 FT ABV MLLW ACROSS SRN MOST CHES BAY
REGION. CONFIDENCE NOW HIGH ENUF TO UPGRADE THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
TO A CSTL FLOOD WRNG.

GUSTY NE WNDS SHUD QUICKLY TURN N THEN NW BY SAT EVE AS STORM PULLS
TO THE NE. SO ANY CSTL FLOODING THREAT WILL RDPLY DMNSH SAT NIGHT.

&&

.CLIMATE...
POTENTIAL FOR NEAR HISTORIC STORM FOR DEC...AT RICHMOND THE LAST
DEC EVENT W/ >= 6 OCCURRED IN DEC 1982...OF >= 8 IN DEC
1966...>= 10 IN 1917...WITH THE #1 DEC STORM TOTAL BEING 17.2 IN
DEC 1908.

&&

.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR MDZ024-025.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR MDZ021>023.
     COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
     MDZ025.
     HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY
     NIGHT FOR MDZ025.
NC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR NCZ012.
     FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR NCZ013>017-030>032-
     102.
     COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
     NCZ102.
     HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT FOR
     NCZ102.
VA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR VAZ084-086-
     089-090-092.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT FOR
     VAZ048-049-060>083-085-087-088.
     FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR VAZ091-093>100.
     COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
     VAZ084-086-091-094>100.
     HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT FOR
     VAZ098.
     HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY
     NIGHT FOR VAZ099-100.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY FOR ANZ654.
     GALE WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT FOR ANZ632-633-
     656-658.
     GALE WARNING FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY FOR ANZ650-
     652.
     GALE WARNING FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT
     FOR ANZ630-631.

&&

SYNOPSIS...LKB
NEAR TERM...LKB/CCW
SHORT TERM...LKB/CCW
LONG TERM...MPR
AVIATION...AM
MARINE...MPR
HYDROLOGY...
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
CLIMATE...
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 18, 11:29 PM EST, 5 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1129 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

VAZ090-200430-
JAMES CITY-
1129 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST
VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

VAZ048-049-060>083-085-087-088-200430-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-
MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-
KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-
CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-MIDDLESEX-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-
1129 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY
NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL
VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF
VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

MDZ021-200430-
DORCHESTER-
1129 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF
MARYLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

VAZ084-086-200430-
GLOUCESTER-MATHEWS-
1129 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF
VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

NCZ012-VAZ089-092-200430-
NORTHAMPTON NC-SURRY-SOUTHAMPTON-
1129 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

VAZ091-094>097-200430-
YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
1129 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA
AND THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

DUE TO ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS...WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH
WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR FALLING TREES ONTO POWERLINES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.
   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.

DUE TO ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS...WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH
WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR FALLING TREES ONTO POWERLINES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BELOW FREEZING SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY MORNING. ANY PONDING...STANDING WATER ON ROADWAYS THAT
ARE UNTREATED MAY EVENTUALLY FREEZE AND LEAD TO SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

NCZ013>017-030>032-VAZ093-200430-
HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN-
PERQUIMANS-ISLE OF WIGHT-
1129 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST
VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY OR EARLY AFTERNOON ON
SATURDAY...THEN WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO A PERIOD OF SLEET
AND THEN SNOW LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS WINDS BECOME
MORE NORTHERLY AND COLDER AIR IS DRAWN IN.

LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION OF SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON...AS TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE
FREEZING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BELOW FREEZING SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY MORNING. ANY PONDING...STANDING WATER ON ROADWAYS THAT
ARE UNTREATED MAY EVENTUALLY FREEZE AND LEAD TO SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

NCZ102-VAZ098-200430-
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-
1129 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF
NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.
   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.

DUE TO ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS...WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH
WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR FALLING TREES ONTO POWERLINES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.
   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.

DUE TO ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS...WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH
WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR FALLING TREES ONTO POWERLINES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO NEAR FREEZING SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY MORNING. ANY PONDING...STANDING WATER ON ROADWAYS THAT ARE
UNTREATED MAY EVENTUALLY FREEZE AND LEAD TO SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

VAZ100-200430-
NORTHAMPTON VA-
1129 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
SATURDAY NIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.
   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.

DUE TO ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS...WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH
WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR FALLING TREES ONTO POWERLINES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.
   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.

DUE TO ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS...WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH
WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR FALLING TREES ONTO POWERLINES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BELOW FREEZING SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY MORNING. ANY PONDING...STANDING WATER ON ROADWAYS THAT
ARE UNTREATED MAY EVENTUALLY FREEZE AND LEAD TO SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

ANZ654-200430-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT TO
20 NM-
1129 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL
WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

ANZ632-633-656-658-200430-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA-
CURRITUCK SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT TO
20 NM-
1129 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE
BAY...THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND CURRITUCK SOUND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

ANZ650-652-200430-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO 20 NM-
1129 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL
WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

ANZ630-631-200430-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA-
1129 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
SATURDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY
AND THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

VAZ099-200430-
ACCOMACK-
1129 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
SATURDAY NIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.
   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.

DUE TO ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS...WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH
WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR FALLING TREES ONTO POWERLINES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.
   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.

DUE TO ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS...WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH
WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR FALLING TREES ONTO POWERLINES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BELOW FREEZING SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY MORNING. ANY PONDING...STANDING WATER ON ROADWAYS THAT
ARE UNTREATED MAY EVENTUALLY FREEZE AND LEAD TO SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

MDZ025-200430-
MARYLAND BEACHES-
1129 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
SATURDAY NIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF
MARYLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

MDZ024-200430-
INLAND WORCESTER-
1129 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF
MARYLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

MDZ022-023-200430-
WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
1129 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF
MARYLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

WAMSLEY

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 19, 11:09 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryAKQDorchester, Somerset, Wicomico8 hr

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