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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Baltimore/Washington

December 25, 2009Allegany County, Maryland; Grant County, Mineral County, West Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this wind advisory at Dec 25, 2009, 4:32 AM EST for Allegany County, Maryland; Grant County, Mineral County, West Virginia. It took effect at Dec 25, 2009, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 25, 2009, 4:32 AM EST (09:32 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 25, 2009, 10:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 25, 2009, 5:57 PM EST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Baltimore/Washington

Counties Allegany County, MD, Grant County, WV, Mineral County, WV

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Dec 25, 4:02 AM EST, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 4:02 AM EST, 30 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 24, 9:18 PM EST, 7 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
918 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009

ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057-
251000-
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-
918 PM EST THU DEC 24 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...TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN AND
WESTERN SUBURBS OF WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE BEGINNING AT 4 AM.
LIGHT AMOUNTS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED. PLEASE REFER TO
THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM FOR THE
NORTHERN AND WESTERN SUBURBS OF WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE. PLEASE
REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR LATER FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO FFALWX FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER TIDAL POTOMAC
FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...AND FOR THE REST OF THE
WATERS FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-036>042-050-051-
WVZ050>055-501>504-251000-
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-
918 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009

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...TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER
DETAILS.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR LATER FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT FOR LOCATIONS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS.
PLEASE REFER TO FFALWX FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY...WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE OVER
RIDGE TOPS ABOVE 2000 FEET FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 25, 4:14 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryLWXArlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock and 6 more4 hr
Dec 25, 4:17 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningLWXAlbemarle, Augusta, Nelson, City of Charlottesville, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro3 hr
Dec 25, 4:55 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningLWXCalvert, Saint Mary's3 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in West Virginia, 2009Wind Advisories in Maryland, 2009Wind Advisories in Virginia, 2009Every wind advisory in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.