Alert archive / Virginia / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this high wind warning at Feb 18, 2011, 5:22 PM EST for 11 counties in Maryland; 28 counties in Virginia; 8 counties in West Virginia. It took effect at Feb 19, 2011, 5:00 AM EST. It was in force for 15 hr. 29 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2011, 5:22 PM EST (22:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 19, 2011, 5:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2011, 7:34 PM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
All 47 counties
Allegany County, MD, Anne Arundel County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, Calvert County, MD, Carroll County, MD, Charles County, MD, City of Baltimore, MD, Frederick County, MD, Prince George's County, MD, Saint Mary's County, MD, Washington County, MD, Arlington County, VA, City of Alexandria, VA, City of Charlottesville, VA, City of Fairfax, VA, City of Falls Church, VA, City of Fredericksburg, VA, City of Harrisonburg, VA, City of Staunton, VA, City of Waynesboro, VA, City of Winchester, VA, Clarke County, VA, Culpeper County, VA, Fairfax County, VA, Fauquier County, VA, Frederick County, VA, Greene County, VA, Highland County, VA, King George County, VA, Madison County, VA, Nelson County, VA, Orange County, VA, Page County, VA, Rappahannock County, VA, Rockingham County, VA, Shenandoah County, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA, Stafford County, VA, Warren County, VA, Berkeley County, WV, Grant County, WV, Hampshire County, WV, Hardy County, WV, Jefferson County, WV, Mineral County, WV, Morgan County, WV, Pendleton County, WV
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 6:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ssw Barstow, MD | TREE DOWN AT SANDY POINT ROAD AND SIXES ROAD |
| Feb 19, 7:15 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 4 Nw Wintergreen, VA | |
| Feb 19, 8:35 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Chester Gap, VA | TREE DOWN IN CHESTER GAP |
| Feb 19, 8:50 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Reston, VA | |
| Feb 19, 9:46 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Huntly, VA | TREE DOWN ALONG ZACHARY TAYLOR HIGHWAY |
| Feb 19, 9:47 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sperryville, VA | TREE DOWN ALONG SPERRYVILLE PIKE |
| Feb 19, 9:58 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Mount Airy, MD | TREE AND LIMBS DOWN BLOCKING ROAD DUE TO HIGH WINDS. |
| Feb 19, 10:09 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Ijamsville, MD | TREES DOWN JUST NORTH OF THE TRAIN TRACKS OFF OF REELS MILL ROAD |
| Feb 19, 10:25 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 W National Harbor, VA | TRAFFIC POLE DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH WASHINGTON ST AND CHURCH ST. |
| Feb 19, 10:49 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Green Valley, MD | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ALONG BILL MOXLEY ROAD |
| Feb 19, 10:59 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Oella, MD | |
| Feb 19, 11:01 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Fairview Beach, VA | TREE DOWN AT CALEDON ROAD AND FAIRVIEW DRIVE |
| Feb 19, 11:24 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Eagle Harbor, MD | TREE DOWN ACROSS DEEP LANDING ROAD AND HUNTING CREEK ROAD |
| Feb 19, 11:24 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Washington, VA | TREE DOWN ALONG LEE HIGHWAY |
| Feb 19, 11:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Lambs Creek, VA | TREE DOWN AT COMORN ROAD AND IGO ROAD |
| Feb 19, 11:34 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 Se Mccoole, WV | |
| Feb 19, 11:50 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wsw Leeland, VA | TREE DOWN ACROSS THE ROAD |
| Feb 19, 11:51 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese King George, VA | TREE DOWN ALONG WOODSIDE DRIVE |
| Feb 19, 11:55 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 E White Oak, VA | TREE DOWN ON BETHEL CHURCH ROAD |
| Feb 19, 11:57 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | California, MD | TREE DOWN ON WOODLAND ACRES ROAD IN CALIFORNIA |
| Feb 19, 12:15 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Aquia, VA | TREE DOWN ALONG TELEGRAPH ROAD |
| Feb 19, 1:03 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se Fairview Beach, VA | TREE DOWN AT CALEDON ROAD AND POTOMAC LANDING DRIVE |
| Feb 19, 1:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wnw Prince Frederick, MD | TREE DOWN AT STOAKLEY ROAD AND M.I. BOWEN ROAD |
| Feb 19, 2:22 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lusby, MD | TREE DOWN ALONG LONG BOW COURT |
| Feb 19, 2:49 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Loveville, MD | TREE DOWN ALONG LOVEVILLE ROAD IN LOVEVILLE |
| Feb 19, 3:05 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Nnw Parole, MD | |
| Feb 19, 3:20 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 Ene Forest Park, MD | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Westminster, MD | TREE DOWN ON RT 97 AT BARTHOLOW ROAD |
| Feb 19, 5:15 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Nanjemoy, MD | TREE DOWN ON IRONSIDES RD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 50 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1427 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
143 WWUS71 KLWX 182222 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 522 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-501-502-VAZ025>031-036>040-042- 051>054-501>504-WVZ050>053-055-501>506-190630- /O.UPG.KLWX.HW.A.0001.110219T1000Z-110220T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.HW.W.0001.110219T1000Z-110220T0200Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH- FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON- RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-CULPEPER- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER- SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE- MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK... WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS... FROSTBURG...CUMBERLAND...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG... WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...CHARLOTTESVILLE...LEESBURG... CULPEPER...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA... FALLS CHURCH...WARRENTON...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY...MARTINSBURG... CHARLES TOWN...MOOREFIELD...BAYARD...MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG... ELK GARDEN...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN 522 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...5 AM TO 9 PM...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES...AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MDZ016>018-VAZ050-055>057-190630- /O.NEW.KLWX.WI.Y.0005.110219T1000Z-110220T0200Z/ CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-ORANGE-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALDORF...ST MARYS CITY... FREDERICKSBURG 522 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY. * TIMING...5 AM TO 9 PM...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES...AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
8 follow-up statements
147 WWUS71 KLWX 190124 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 824 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-501-502-VAZ025>031-036>040-042- 051>054-501>504-WVZ050>053-055-501>506-190930- /O.CON.KLWX.HW.W.0001.110219T1000Z-110220T0200Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH- FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON- RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-CULPEPER- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER- SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE- MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK... WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS... FROSTBURG...CUMBERLAND...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG... WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...CHARLOTTESVILLE...LEESBURG... CULPEPER...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA... FALLS CHURCH...WARRENTON...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY...MARTINSBURG... CHARLES TOWN...MOOREFIELD...BAYARD...MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG... ELK GARDEN...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN 824 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY. * TIMING...5 AM TO 9 PM...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES...AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MDZ016>018-VAZ050-055>057-190930- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0005.110219T1000Z-110220T0200Z/ CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-ORANGE-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALDORF...ST MARYS CITY... FREDERICKSBURG 824 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY. * TIMING...5 AM TO 9 PM...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES...AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
363 WWUS71 KLWX 190435 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1135 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-501-502-VAZ027-028-030-031-042- 052>054-501-WVZ050>053-055-501>504-191245- /O.EXB.KLWX.WI.Y.0005.110219T0435Z-110219T1000Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.HW.W.0001.110219T1000Z-110220T0200Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-WARREN- CLARKE-LOUDOUN-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-HAMPSHIRE- MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK... WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS... FROSTBURG...CUMBERLAND...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...LEESBURG... MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH... WARRENTON...MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN...MOOREFIELD...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG...ELK GARDEN...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY 1135 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY. * TIMING...5 AM TO 9 PM...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH 5 AM...THEN WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. * IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES...AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ VAZ025-026-029-036>040-051-502>504-WVZ505-506-191245- /O.CON.KLWX.HW.W.0001.110219T1000Z-110220T0200Z/ AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-PAGE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON- RAPPAHANNOCK-CULPEPER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN HIGHLAND- EASTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG... CHARLOTTESVILLE...WASHINGTON...CULPEPER...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY... CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN 1135 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY. * TIMING...5 AM TO 9 PM...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES...AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MDZ016>018-VAZ050-055>057-191245- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0005.110219T1000Z-110220T0200Z/ CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-ORANGE-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALDORF...ST MARYS CITY... FREDERICKSBURG 1135 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY. * TIMING...5 AM TO 9 PM...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES...AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
964 WWUS71 KLWX 190837 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 337 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-501-502-VAZ027-028-030-031-042- 052>054-501-WVZ050>053-055-501>504-191645- /O.CON.KLWX.HW.W.0001.110219T1000Z-110220T0200Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110219T1000Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-WARREN- CLARKE-LOUDOUN-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-HAMPSHIRE- MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK... WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS... FROSTBURG...CUMBERLAND...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...LEESBURG... MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH... WARRENTON...MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN...MOOREFIELD...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG...ELK GARDEN...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY 337 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. * TIMING...5 AM TO 9 PM...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH 5 AM...THEN WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. * IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES...AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ VAZ025-026-029-036>040-051-502>504-WVZ505-506-191645- /O.CON.KLWX.HW.W.0001.110219T1000Z-110220T0200Z/ AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-PAGE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON- RAPPAHANNOCK-CULPEPER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN HIGHLAND- EASTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG... CHARLOTTESVILLE...WASHINGTON...CULPEPER...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY... CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN 337 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...5 AM TO 9 PM...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES...AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MDZ016>018-VAZ050-055>057-191645- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0005.110219T1000Z-110220T0200Z/ CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-ORANGE-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALDORF...ST MARYS CITY... FREDERICKSBURG 337 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...5 AM TO 9 PM...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES...AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
069 WWUS71 KLWX 191011 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 511 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-501-502-VAZ027-028-030-031-042- 052>054-501-WVZ050>053-055-501>504-191815- /O.EXP.KLWX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110219T1000Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110220T0200Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-WARREN- CLARKE-LOUDOUN-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-HAMPSHIRE- MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK... WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS... FROSTBURG...CUMBERLAND...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...LEESBURG... MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH... WARRENTON...MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN...MOOREFIELD...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG...ELK GARDEN...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY 511 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...5 AM TO 9 PM...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES...AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ VAZ025-026-029-036>040-051-502>504-WVZ505-506-191815- /O.CON.KLWX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110220T0200Z/ AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-PAGE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON- RAPPAHANNOCK-CULPEPER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN HIGHLAND- EASTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG... CHARLOTTESVILLE...WASHINGTON...CULPEPER...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY... CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN 511 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...5 AM TO 9 PM...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES...AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MDZ016>018-VAZ050-055>057-191815- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110220T0200Z/ CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-ORANGE-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALDORF...ST MARYS CITY... FREDERICKSBURG 511 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...5 AM TO 9 PM...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES...AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
992 WWUS71 KLWX 191650 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1150 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-501-502-VAZ025>031-036>040-042- 051>054-501>504-WVZ050>053-055-501>506-200100- /O.CON.KLWX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110220T0200Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH- FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON- RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-CULPEPER- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER- SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE- MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK... WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS... FROSTBURG...CUMBERLAND...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG... WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...CHARLOTTESVILLE...LEESBURG... CULPEPER...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA... FALLS CHURCH...WARRENTON...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY...MARTINSBURG... CHARLES TOWN...MOOREFIELD...BAYARD...MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG... ELK GARDEN...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN 1150 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH 9PM...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH 5PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES...AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MDZ016>018-VAZ050-055>057-200100- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110220T0200Z/ CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-ORANGE-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALDORF...ST MARYS CITY... FREDERICKSBURG 1150 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH 9PM...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH 5PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES...AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HTS
648 WWUS71 KLWX 191718 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1218 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 MDZ016>018-VAZ050-055>057-200130- /O.UPG.KLWX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110220T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KLWX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110220T0200Z/ CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-ORANGE-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALDORF...ST MARYS CITY... FREDERICKSBURG 1218 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THROUGH 9PM...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH 5PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES...AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-501-502-VAZ025>031-036>040-042- 051>054-501>504-WVZ050>053-055-501>506-200130- /O.CON.KLWX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110220T0200Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH- FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON- RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-CULPEPER- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER- SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE- MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK... WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS... FROSTBURG...CUMBERLAND...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG... WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...CHARLOTTESVILLE...LEESBURG... CULPEPER...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA... FALLS CHURCH...WARRENTON...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY...MARTINSBURG... CHARLES TOWN...MOOREFIELD...BAYARD...MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG... ELK GARDEN...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN 1218 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH 9PM...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH 5PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES...AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ HTS
330 WWUS71 KLWX 192333 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 633 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 MDZ501-502-VAZ025>027-036>038-503-504-WVZ050-055-501>506-200500- /O.CAN.KLWX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110220T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.WI.Y.0006.110219T2333Z-110220T0500Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA- ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-WESTERN HIGHLAND- EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...CUMBERLAND...STAUNTON... WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG...CHARLOTTESVILLE...HIGHTOWN... MONTEREY...MOOREFIELD...BAYARD...MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG... ELK GARDEN...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN 633 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES...AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-VAZ028>031-039-040-042- 050>057-501-502-WVZ051>053-200200- /O.CON.KLWX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110220T0200Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT- FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN- ORANGE-CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-MORGAN-BERKELEY- JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK... WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS... WALDORF...ST MARYS CITY...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...LEESBURG... CULPEPER...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA... FALLS CHURCH...FREDERICKSBURG...WARRENTON...MARTINSBURG... CHARLES TOWN 633 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO AROUND 45 MPH AFTER 9 PM. * IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES...AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
471 WWUS71 KLWX 200034 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 734 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-VAZ028>031-039-040-042- 050>057-501-502-WVZ051>053-200500- /O.CAN.KLWX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110220T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KLWX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110220T0500Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT- FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN- ORANGE-CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-MORGAN-BERKELEY- JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK... WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS... WALDORF...ST MARYS CITY...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...LEESBURG... CULPEPER...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA... FALLS CHURCH...FREDERICKSBURG...WARRENTON...MARTINSBURG... CHARLES TOWN 734 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES...AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MDZ501-502-VAZ025>027-036>038-503-504-WVZ050-055-501>506-200500- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110220T0500Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA- ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-WESTERN HIGHLAND- EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...CUMBERLAND...STAUNTON... WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG...CHARLOTTESVILLE...HIGHTOWN... MONTEREY...MOOREFIELD...BAYARD...MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG... ELK GARDEN...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN 734 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES...AND DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning 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 high wind warning went out at Feb 18, 3:29 PM EST, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 3:29 PM EST, 1 hour 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
329 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG...DRY COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC REGION
THIS EVENING WITH DEEP HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN STATES
EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH WELCOME RAIN ON MONDAY...BEFORE CHANGING TO
SNOW MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE THEN THROUGH MID WEEK BEFORE THE
NEXT TROUGH MOVES IN FROM THE WEST LATE IN THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
CDFNT APPEARS TO BE ACRS MTNS ATTM. BEST MEANS TO LOCATE IT FM RGNL
RADAR. THE THERMAL GRADIENT...AND SPCLY THE MSTR GRADIENT...IS HUNG
UP ACRS N OF OHVLY. THE COOLER/DRIER TEMPS WL COME CRASHING IN TNGT.
THINK THE PCPN WL BE CONFINED W OF MTNS...AND KEEPING DRY FCST ASIDE
FM CHC SPRNKLES LT AFTN. CONSIDERING HOW WARM AMBIENT TEMPS ARE
ATTM...THE MIXING THAT WL BE PRESENT...AND RECENT MOS TRENDS...WENT
ON THE HIGH SIDE OF GDNC FOR MIN-T.
IN REGARDS TO THAT MIXING...H8 WNDS UP TO 50-60 KT BY 06Z /NAM/GFS
CONCUR/ BUT IN LESS THAN IDEAL MIXING. THE MIXING PROFILE WL IMPRV
TWD DAWN...SPCLY ACRS THE RDGS WHERE LESS THAN FULL MIXING REQD FOR
HIER WNDS TO REACH THE SFC. HV 30-35 KT GUSTS AFTR MIDNGT FOR THESE
AREAS. BY 12Z...LLJ UP TO 70-80 KT. ALREADY HV HIGH WIND WATCH
POSTED...AND HV ADDED RDGS OF CENTRL BLURDG/APPLCHNS. THE HIEST WNDS
SHUD BE ACRS NRN MD/ERN WVA PANHANDLE...BUT GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH SEEM
WELL W/IN REACH EVEN ACRS SRN RDGS.
DESPITE CAA...COMPRESSIONAL WARMING FM DOWNSLOPE FLOW LKLY TO
COUNTERACT. IN LGT OF RECENT MOS TRENDS...HV OPTED TO GO WARM ON
MAXT AS WELL IN NEARLY FULL SUN.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
SATURDAY NIGHT...A STEEP SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT PERSISTS ACROSS THE
MID ATLANTIC AS THE UPPER TROUGH DEEPENS OFF THE ERN SEABOARD. GUSTS
OF STRONG ADVISORY CRITERIA /ABOUT 45 TO 55 MPH/ QUICKLY DROP OFF
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT /TO 20 TO 30 MPH/ FROM WEST TO EAST. MIN TEMPS
MID TO UPPER 20S WITH LOW LEVEL MIXING AND 925 MB TEMPS AROUND -5C.
SUNDAY...LLVL RIDGE FROM A HIGH EAST OF FL MOVES EAST ACROSS THE
CWA...NLY FLOW STILL GUSTING TO AROUND 25 MPH EAST...WITH SWLY FLOW
QUICKLY BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST. LOWER-MID LEVEL MOISTURE
CONVERGENCE ALONG A WARM FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS THE MIDWEST FROM A
DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS WILL BRING A SWATH OF
RAIN INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND POSSIBLY EAST ALONG THE MASON-DIXON
LINE BY THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL BE WIDE OPEN IN
THIS PRESSURE PATTERN...PROVIDING AMPLE MOISTURE FOR THE REGION INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...A LOW DESCENDING FROM HUDSON BAY WILL
FORCE THE CENTRAL PLAINS LOW TO SKIRT EAST ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND
NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC. THICK CLOUDS AND OFF AND ON CHANCES FOR RAIN
WILL KEEP MIN TEMPS IN THE UPPER 30S TO NEAR 40F SOUTH. A COLD FRONT
WILL CROSS THE CWA MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW MOVES SOUTH OF NEW
ENGLAND...SHIFTING THE SLY FLOW TO WLY. HOWEVER...A PERSISTENT
TROUGH AXIS STRETCHING BACK TO THE TN VLY WILL KEEP COLD...CANADIAN
AIR TO THE NW. THEREFORE...DOWNSLOPING FLOW WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES
TO WARM NICELY...WITH 12Z GFS/ECMWF BOTH PICKING UP MAX TEMPERATURES
INTO THE 60S.
MONDAY NIGHT...THE LOW FROM HUDSON BAY WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS NEW
ENGLAND...DRAWING COLD AIR /AROUND -10C H85 TEMPS/ DOWN ACROSS THE
MID ATLANTIC. CONTINUED GULF MOISTURE CONVERGENCE WITH THE TROUGH
AXIS WILL PROVIDE RAIN...ESPECIALLY NORTHWEST MONDAY EVENING. AS THE
BOUNDARY SAGS SOUTH...RAPID COLUMN COOLING SHOULD ALLOW FOR A
CHANGEOVER TO SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT BEFORE THE BOUNDARY/END OF PRECIP
MOVES SOUTH BY EARLY TUESDAY. WITH GROUND TEMPERATURES WARMING FROM
RECENT ABOVE NORMAL AIR TEMPERATURES...ANY SNOW LATE MONDAY
NIGHT...SHOULD END UP BEING SLUSHY ON THE GROUND. HOWEVER...AMPLE
MOISTURE AND GOOD LIFT SHOULD ALLOW FOR SOME HEAVY PRECIP RATES.
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THIS MONDAY NIGHT SCENARIO OVER THE WEEKEND.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...HIGH PRESSURE MOVES SOUTH ACROSS THE
REGION AGAIN. ANY SNOW TUESDAY MORNING SHOULD END RAPIDLY WITH
DOWNSLOPING FLOW. BELOW NORMAL TEMPS TUESDAY...THEN RETURN FLOW
BRING TEMPS BACK TO NORMAL /MID 40S MAX TEMPS/ FOR WEDNESDAY...THEN
ABOVE FOR THURSDAY.
THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES EAST INTO THE ERN CONUS FRIDAY IN A SCENARIO
SIMILAR TO EARLIER IN THE WEEK. CURRENT GUIDANCE SUGGESTS RAIN
FRIDAY...WITH PERHAPS A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW THAT NIGHT. STAY TUNED TO
THAT SCENARIO AS WELL.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
A DRY COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION WITH SCATTERED CIGS IN
ITS WAKE. OVERCAST SKIES AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
EAST. BY 00Z SKC IS EXPECTED AND LAST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
AS OF 18Z MIXING HAS BEEN SLOW TO START BUT EXPECT WEST NORTHWEST
10-15 KT GUST 20-25KT BEFORE DUSK. WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT AROUND
10KT OVERNIGHT BEFORE AN AREA OF 50-60KT MOVES EAST AND WILL BEGIN
TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE BEFORE DAY BREAK. STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE MID ATLANTIC REGION SATURDAY
WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS 20-30KTS AND GUSTS UP TO 50 KNOTS.
WINDS WILL LESSEN SATURDAY EVENING.
A STEEP SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT PERSISTS SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE MID
ATLANTIC WITH NWLY WIND GUSTING TO 40 TO 45 KT BEFORE QUICKLY
DROPPING OFF LATE SATURDAY NIGHT /TO 20 TO 25 KT/ FROM WEST TO EAST.
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS ON SUNDAY WITH MUCH QUIETER WINDS. LIGHT
RAIN CHANCES INCREASE FARTHER NORTH /ESP KMRB/ SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
CHANCES OF RAIN ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY BEFORE A
SWATH OF RAIN MOVES IN MONDAY EVENING...CHANGING OVER TO SNOW MONDAY
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE/DRY TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
IN SPITE OF WNDS W/IN COLUMN...SCA HVNT BEEN REALIZED ON THE WATERS
YET. HWVR...G20 KT ACRS THE ADJACENT LAND COMMON. THEREFORE...IT/LL
ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME. WL KEEP SCA GOING TNGT...ALTHO WL BACK OFF
FOR MID-UPR TIDAL PTMC. BREAK TIMES HV BEEN ADJUSTED A LTL ERLR.
SURGE OF COOLER/DRIER AIR WL ARRIVE AFTR MIDNGT...AND CONT THRU THE
DAY SAT. ALL WATERS WL GO TO SCA AT 06Z...AND TO GLW BY DAYBREAK.
WNDS W/IN MIXED LYR CLOSE TO 50 KT MIDDAY/LT DAY. HV HELD UNDER THAT
THRESHOLD ATTM...BUT THAT WL BE THE NEXT FRONTIER TO CONSIDER.
A STEEP SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT PERSISTS SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE MID
ATLANTIC WITH NWLY GALES GUSTING TO 40 TO 45 KT BEFORE SLOWLY
DROPPING LATE IN THE NIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY GUSTS PERSIST INTO
SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS SUNDAY EVENING.
SLY FLOW BEHIND THE HIGH SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. WINDS INCREASE TO
SCA CRIT BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AHEAD OF
THE NEXT SYSTEM THAT MOVES THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SCA AGAIN FOR NLY
WINDS TUESDAY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE/TRANQUIL
WEDNESDAY BEFORE SLY FLOW PICKS UP AGAIN THURSDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT
SYSTEM.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
SATURDAY ACROSS THE MID ATLC HAS AN ENHANCED RISK FOR FIRE DANGER
FROM STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOW RHS AND LOW FUEL MOISTURES COMBINING
DURING THE DAYTIME HRS. WINDS WILL BE STRONG FOR MUCH OF THE
DAY...OUT OF THE WNW AT THE SFC. WND/RH/FUEL CRITERIA ALL MET...AND
FCST HAS BEEN CONSISTENT IN THAT REGARD FOR SVRL CYCLES. WITH THAT
IN MIND...AND AFTER COORD W/ FIRE AGENCIES...HV OPTED TO RAISE RED
FLAG WRNGS FOR ENTIRE CWFA ASIDE THE WRN SLOPES WHERE SNW STILL ON
THE GRND.
&&
.CLIMATE...
MAX TEMPS TDA IN THE 70S AT DCA/BWI/IAD. THIS WOULD BE THE THIRD
DAY THIS MONTH OF MAX TEMPS IN THE 70S AT DCA. AT LEAST THREE DAYS
OF 70F-DEG TEMPS HAVE OCCURRED IN FEB ONLY NINE OTHER TIMES IN
WASH DC SINCE OFFICIAL RECORDS BEGAN IN 1872. THE LAST TIME WITH
AT LEAST THREE DAYS OF 70F-DEGREE TEMPS IN FEB AT DCA WAS 1997
/FOUR DAYS/.
DCA/BWI/IAD EXCEEDED THE 70F-DEG MARK YESTERDAY AS WELL. THE LAST
TIME DCA/BWI/IAD HAD TWO CONNECTIVE DAYS IN FEB OF 70F-DEG TEMPS
WAS 24-25 FEB 2000.
THE RECORD NUMBER OF 70F-DEG DAYS IN FEB IS 7 FOR WASH DC... AND
6 FOR BALTIMORE AND DULLES. ALL OF THESE RECORDS OCCURRED IN FEB
1976.
THE MIN TEMPS SO FAR TDA /AS OF 9 AM/ ARE ABOVE THE CURRENT RECORD
HIGH MIN FOR 18 FEB AT DCA/BWI/IAD. IF THE TEMPS AT ALL THREE SITES
DO NOT DROP BELOW 50F BY MIDNIGHT...THEN NEW RECORD HIGH MINS WOULD
BE SET. BELOW ARE THE RECORD HIGH MINS FOR 18 FEB AND MINS SO FAR
TDA...
SITE REC HIMIN /YR OF RECORD/ MIN SO FAR THIS MRNG
DCA 50F /1890 AND 1891/ 52F
BWI 50F /1891/ 51F
IAD 50F /1976/ 53F
FCST MAXES THIS AFTN ARE EXPECTED TO APPROACH DAILY RECORDS AT ALL
THREE CLIMATE SITES. BELOW ARE THE RECORD MAX TEMPS FOR 18 FEB...
SITE REC MAX /YR OF RECORD/
DCA 76F /1976 AND 1981/
BWI 75F /1976/
IAD 73F /1981/
&&
.LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
DC...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR
DCZ001.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY FOR DCZ001.
MD...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR
MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-501-502.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY FOR MDZ003>007-
009>011-013-014-016>018-502.
VA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR
VAZ025>031-036>040-042-051>054-501>504.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY FOR VAZ025>031-
036>040-042-050>057-501-502-504.
WV...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR
WVZ050>053-055-501>506.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY FOR WVZ050>053-
055-502-504-506.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY FOR ANZ530>534-
537>543.
GALE WARNING FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY FOR ANZ530>543.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR ANZ535-
536.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY FOR ANZ535-
536.
&&
SYNOPSIS...BAJ
NEAR TERM...HTS
SHORT TERM...HTS
LONG TERM...BAJ
AVIATION...HAS/BAJ
MARINE...HTS/BAJ
FIRE WEATHER...HTS
CLIMATE...KLEINHazardous weather outlook, Feb 18, 3:18 PM EST, 2 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 318 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057- 191030- 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- 318 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY TODAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE LOWER TIDAL POTOMAC SOUTH OF COBB ISLAND OVERNIGHT. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT FOR MOST OF THE OUTLOOK AREA...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LOWER SOUTHERN MARYLAND AND THE VIRGINIA PIEDMONT. SEE WBCNPWLWX FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE HIGH WIND WATCH CONTINUES FOR MOST OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING ON SATURDAY. A FEW WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE PORTIONS OF LOWER SOUTHERN MARYLAND THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE HIGH WIND WATCH. A GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE LOWER TIDAL POTOMAC AND MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY FOR SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS POSSIBLY EXTENDING INTO SUNDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SATURDAY. DRY CONDITIONS AND HIGH WINDS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE AN ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER THREAT. SEE WBCRFWLWX FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ025>031-036>040-042-050-051-501>504- WVZ050>053-055-501>506-191030- WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD- EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA- ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON- ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER- NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN HIGHLAND- EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY- WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL- WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON- 318 PM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT THE OUTLOOK AREA...EXCLUDING ORANGE COUNTY. SEE WBCNPWLWX FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE HIGH WIND WATCH CONTINUES FOR MOST OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING ON SATURDAY. A FEW WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE PORTIONS IN THE HIGH WIND WATCH. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED EFFECTIVE SATURDAY FOR MUCH OF MARYLAND...PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE...AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA. DRY CONDITIONS AND HIGH WINDS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE AN ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER THREAT. SEE WBCRFWLWX FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 3:16 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | LWX | Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles and 5 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 18, 10:30 AM EST | High Wind Watch | LWX | Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Prince George's and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:03 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | LWX | Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles and 5 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 18, 5:22 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles and 5 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:12 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 33 hr | |
| Feb 18, 3:12 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 18 hr | |
| Feb 18, 5:22 PM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 35 hr | |
| Feb 18, 5:22 PM EST | Storm Warning | LWX | 26 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Virginia, 2011High Wind Warnings in Maryland, 2011High Wind Warnings in West Virginia, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.