Alert archive / Virginia / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 2, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this gale warning at Jan 12, 2012, 3:37 AM EST. It took effect at Jan 13, 2012, 2:59 AM EST. It was in force for 15 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
- Jan 12, 2012, 3:37 AM EST (08:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 13, 2012, 2:59 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2012, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
800 WHUS71 KLWX 120837 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 337 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ANZ536-121645- /O.CAN.KLWX.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120112T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0010.120113T0600Z-120113T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.GL.W.0002.120113T1100Z-120113T2300Z/ TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD- 337 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY. * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ530-531-538-539-121645- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120112T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0010.120113T0600Z-120113T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.GL.W.0002.120113T1100Z-120113T2300Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD- PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR- CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD- 337 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY. * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ532-540-121645- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120112T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0010.120113T0300Z-120113T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.GL.W.0002.120113T1100Z-120113T2300Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD-EASTERN BAY- 337 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY. * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ537-542-121645- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120112T1700Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0010.120113T0600Z-120113T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.GL.W.0002.120113T1100Z-120113T2300Z/ TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA- PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD- 337 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY. * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ533-534-541-543-121645- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120112T1700Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0010.120113T0300Z-120113T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.GL.W.0002.120113T1100Z-120113T2300Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA- CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER- TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND- 337 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY. * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ535-121645- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0010.120113T0600Z-120113T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.GL.W.0002.120113T1100Z-120113T2300Z/ TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD- 337 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY. * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
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460 WHUS71 KLWX 121146 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 646 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ANZ532-540-122000- /O.NEW.KLWX.SC.Y.0011.120112T1146Z-120112T1700Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0010.120113T0300Z-120113T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0002.120113T1100Z-120113T2300Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD-EASTERN BAY- 646 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY. * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ533-534-541-543-122000- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120112T1700Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0010.120113T0300Z-120113T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0002.120113T1100Z-120113T2300Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA- CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER- TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND- 646 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY. * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ537-542-122000- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120112T1700Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0010.120113T0600Z-120113T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0002.120113T1100Z-120113T2300Z/ TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA- PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD- 646 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY. * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ530-531-535-536-538-539-122000- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0010.120113T0600Z-120113T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0002.120113T1100Z-120113T2300Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD- PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR- CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD- 646 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY. * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
043 WHUS71 KLWX 121749 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1249 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ANZ532>534-540-541-543-130200- /O.EXT.KLWX.SC.Y.0010.120113T0000Z-120113T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0002.120113T1100Z-120113T2300Z/ 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-EASTERN BAY- CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER- TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND- 1249 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ530-531-535>539-542-130200- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0010.120113T0600Z-120113T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0002.120113T1100Z-120113T2300Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA- PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR- CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD- PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD- 1249 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY. * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
541 WHUS71 KLWX 122045 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 345 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ANZ532>534-540-541-543-130500- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0010.120113T0000Z-120113T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0002.120113T1100Z-120113T2300Z/ 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-EASTERN BAY- CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER- TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND- 345 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ530-531-535>539-542-130500- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0010.120113T0600Z-120113T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0002.120113T1100Z-120113T2300Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA- PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR- CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD- PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD- 345 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
443 WHUS71 KLWX 122324 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 624 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ANZ532>534-540-541-543-130800- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0010.120113T0000Z-120113T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0002.120113T1100Z-120113T2300Z/ 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-EASTERN BAY- CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER- TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND- 624 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ530-531-535>539-542-130800- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0010.120113T0600Z-120113T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0002.120113T1100Z-120113T2300Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA- PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR- CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD- PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD- 624 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
810 WHUS71 KLWX 130237 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 937 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ANZ532>534-540-541-543-131200- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120113T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0002.120113T1100Z-120113T2300Z/ 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-EASTERN BAY- CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER- TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND- 937 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ530-531-535>539-542-131200- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0010.120113T0600Z-120113T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0002.120113T1100Z-120113T2300Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA- PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR- CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD- PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD- 937 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
476 WHUS71 KLWX 130535 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1235 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ANZ530-531-535>539-542-131345- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0010.120113T0600Z-120113T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0002.120113T1100Z-120113T2300Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD- 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- PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD- 1235 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ532>534-540-541-543-131345- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120113T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0002.120113T1100Z-120113T2300Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA-EASTERN BAY- CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER- TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND- 1235 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
838 WHUS71 KLWX 130759 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 259 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ANZ530>543-131600- /O.CAN.KLWX.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120113T1100Z/ /O.EXT.KLWX.GL.W.0002.120113T0759Z-120113T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.SC.Y.0012.120113T2300Z-120114T2300Z/ 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- 259 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
000 WHUS71 KLWX 130854 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 354 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ANZ530>543-131700- /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T2300Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0012.120113T2300Z-120114T2300Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA- PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR- CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-EASTERN BAY- CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER- PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD- TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND- 354 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
120 WHUS71 KLWX 131135 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 635 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ANZ530>543-131945- /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T2300Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0012.120113T2300Z-120114T2300Z/ 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- 635 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
001 WHUS71 KLWX 132026 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 326 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ANZ531>534-537-539>541-543-140500- /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KLWX.SC.Y.0012.120113T2300Z-120115T1100Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA- CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-EASTERN BAY- CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER- TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND- 326 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ530-535-536-538-542-140500- /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T2300Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0012.120113T2300Z-120114T2300Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD- PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR- PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD- 326 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Jan 12, 3:22 AM EST, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 12, 3:22 AM EST, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
322 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC OVERNIGHT
INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS AND COLDER
TEMPERATURES TO FOLLOW. HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY BUILDS IN FOR LATE
FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES
THROUGH FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
ONE SYSTEM LEAVING...ANOTHER ON THE WAY. AFTER A RAINY
DAY /AND BREEZY TO CLOSE IT OUT/...THE COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
IS WELL ON ITS WAY TOWARD NEW ENGLAND. STILL REMAINING IS THE
CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT HAS YET TO ARRIVE...AND A CORRIDOR OF
MODERATE SHOWERS /SOME WEAK CONVECTION/ DRIFTING UP THE I-95
CORRIDOR. AFTER THIS BATCH OF SHOWERS DROPS ANOTHER COUPLE TENTHS
OF AN INCH ACROSS THE AREA /THAT SAW A GENERAL 0.50-1.00'
RAINFALL/. BEHIND THE RAIN WILL BE A PERIOD OF FOG...DRIZZLE AND
LOW CLOUDS. THIS MOIST REGIME WILL REMAIN IN-PLACE MOST OF TODAY
/BEFORE A DRAMATIC EXIT THIS TIME TOMORROW MRNG/.
THE CURRENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...AND ITS SFC
REFLECTION OVER THE SERN CWA IS THE FIRST WAVE OF THIS ENTIRE
COMPLEX. THE SECOND FEATURE WILL MAKE ITS WAY OVER THE AREA LATE
TONIGHT.
BEFORE THEN...WE WILL SEE A BRIEF BUT GOOD RECOVERY PERIOD TODAY
NOT ONLY IN THE EXIT OF THE PRECIP BUT TEMPS AGAIN REACHING WELL-
ABOVE-NORMAL CONDITIONS. CLOUD COVER WILL REMAIN...BUT A MOIST
S-SWLY FLOW WILL QUICKLY TAKE TEMPS BACK INTO THE 50S AND EVEN A
FEW 60S BY MID AFTN.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM FRIDAY/...
AFTER SUNSET HOWEVER...ONLY A FEW HRS OF QUIET WILL REMAIN BEFORE
THE ON-SLOT OF A POLAR FRONTAL SYSTEM. THIS SECOND WAVE WILL HAVE
MUCH LESS PRECIP THAN THE WED SYSTEM...BUT SOME DRAMATIC CHANGES
WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND INTO EARLY FRI. A POTENT VORT MAX IS
CURRENTLY DIVING DUE SOUTH OVER THE MS VLY. AS IT PIVOTS OVER THE
OHIO/MS RVR CONFLUENCE THIS AFTN...IT WILL MAKE A DIRECT SWING
BACK TOWARD THE MID ATLC DURING THE EVE HRS.
THIS FEATURE WILL DRAG A GOOD AMOUNT OF COLD AIR...CREATING A
STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL TRUDGE ACROSS THE CNTRL APLCNS AND
EVENTUALLY OVER THE MID ATLC DURING THE OVERNIGHT HRS. AHEAD OF
THE FRONT /OVER THE MD-VA PIEDMONT/ WILL BE TEMPS STILL IN THE 50S
BUT BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE A NEAR 10-20 DEGREE DROP IN JUST A
COUPLE OF HRS/. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA DURING THE
PREDAWN HRS FRI. SOME SCATTERED PRE-FRONTAL PRECIP WILL BE MOVING
OVER THE REGION...GENERALLY RAIN BUT A QUICK CHANGEOVER TO RAIN-
SNOW AND EVENTUALLY ALL-SNOW AS THE FRONT MOVES OVER THE MTNS AND
INTO THE PIEDMONT.
ATTM...EXPECTING PRECIP TO END BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW ONCE
THE FRONT REACHES THE METRO AREAS. HOWEVER...WITH SUCH A POTENT
FEATURE AND RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS IN THE LOW LEVELS - A
QUICK SHOT OF SNOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS PRECIP BATCH IS NOT OUT
OF THE QUESTION /ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA/. WILL MONITOR GUIDANCE
TRENDS TO DETERMINE WHETHER ENOUGH COLD AIR/PRECIP WILL BE CO-
LOCATED AS IT IS EXITING THE REGION EARLY FRI.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
COLD FRONT SHOULD BE EAST OF THE CWFA BY 12Z FRIDAY MORNING. 00Z
BUFKIT SOUNDINGS SHOW RAPID DRYING BEHIND THE BOUNDARY...SO HAVE
KEPT POPS OUT OF MOST LOCALES FOR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE
EXCEPTION WILL BE THE WESTERN SLOPES...WHERE UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. GFS/NAM ARE FAIRLY CLOSE WITH SNOW
AMOUNTS OUT WEST. HAVE OPTED TO TAKE A BLEND FOR FRIDAY.
MODELS DO DIFFER WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR FRIDAY...WITH THE NAM
COLDER THAN THE GFS. OPTED TO TAKE A BLEND AT THIS TIME...WHICH
WAS JUST A FEW DEGREES LOWER THAN THE PREVIOUS FORECAST.
FRIDAY WILL ALSO BE BREEZY/WINDY. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED
FOR PORTIONS OF THE CWFA...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ZONES DOMINATED BY
HIGHER TERRAIN. WINDS/WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TO SLACKEN BY FRIDAY
EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN.
HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY BUILDS FOR LATE FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSES TO THE SOUTH OF
THE CWFA FOR SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY...WITH HIGH PRESSURE
RETURNING FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. NO CHANGES MADE PAST
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
&&
.AVIATION /08Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
THE RAIN MAY BE EXITING...BUT THE CLOUDS WILL REMAIN. A SFC LOW
THAT MOVED NE ALONG I-95 EARLIER HAS TAKEN MUCH OF THE EARLIER
RAIN SHOWERS UP TOWARD NEW ENGLAND. A BATCH OF PRECIP DOES REMAIN
STATIONED OVER THE I-95 CORRIDOR FROM RIC TO BWI...BUT THIS WILL
DISSIPATE BY 10-12Z. DRIER CONDITIONS WILL LINGER THRU THE REST OF
THE DAYTIME HRS...BUT PERIODIC LIFR AND IFR CIGS WILL BE PRESENT
WELL INTO THE MID MRNG.
SOLID MVFR CIG HGHTS WILL LINGER THRU THE REST OF THE DAY...THEN
ANOTHER WAVE OF PRECIP AND LOW-END MVFR CIGS WILL ARRIVE FOR THE
OVERNIGHT HRS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
DURING THE PREDAWN HRS - LATER PORTION OF THE CURRENT TAF CYCLE.
ALONG W/ GUSTY WINDS AND SCATTERED -SHRA...A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW
MAY OCCUR AS THE PRECIP EXITS THE REGION EARLY FRI.
CIGS WILL IMPROVE FOR THE DAY ON FRIDAY...BUT BREEZY/WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL DOMINATE. GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KT AT ALL TERMINAL
SITES WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS/WIND GUSTS
EXPECTED TO SLACKEN DURING THE EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
A STRENGTHENING SFC LOW HAS MADE ITS WAY OVER THE SRN MD
BAY...WHICH BROUGHT THE GUSTY WINDS TO THE WATERS EARLY IN THE
OVERNIGHT HRS. THIS FEATURE HAS NOW DRIFTED NE OF THE BAY AND
WINDS HAVE DROPPED LARGELY BELOW SCA CONDITIONS. STILL...PERIODIC
15-20KT GUSTS APPEAR OVER THE WATERS AND EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER AT
LEAST THE SRN MD BAY THRU THE REST OF THE MRNG TODAY.
THE REST OF THE DAYTIME HRS SHOULD BE JUST BELOW SCA CONDITIONS -
W/ A GENERAL 10-15KT FLOW BUT MORE WIND ON THE WAY FOR TONIGHT. A
STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM ON THE WAY FROM THE MID MS VLY. THIS
FEATURE WILL DRAG A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER THE WATERS OVERNIGHT
AND INTO EARLY FRI. SOLID SCA CONDITIONS WILL ARRIVE AFTER SUNSET
TONIGHT AND LINGER THRU THE OVERNIGHT HRS.
RAISED A GALE WARNING FOR FRIDAY. BUFKIT MODEL SOUNDINGS CONTINUE
TO SHOW A GOOD CHANCE FOR GUSTS TO AROUND 35 KT BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL SLACKEN A BIT FRIDAY
EVENING BUT SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
AFTER A STEADY ELY FLOW ALL-DAY WED AND A DEEPENING SFC LOW IN THE
PAST FEW HRS...POSITIVE WATER-LEVEL DIFFERENCES ARE NOW INCREASING
BEYOND THE 0.5-0.75FT RANGE. CURRENT LEVELS ACROSS THE MD BAY/TP
ARE APPROACHING 1 FT AND MAY INCREASE MORE IN THE COMING HRS...BUT
STILL EXPECTING LEVELS TO STOP SHORT OF MINOR FLOODING DURING THE
EARLY MRNG HIGH TIDE. WILL MONITOR IN THE COMING HRS...AS WELL AS
THE NEXT COUPLE OF TIDE CYCLES IS THE WIND PATTERN HOLDS-IN THE
HIGHER ANOMALIES - AS WINDS TURN SWLY TODAY AND TONIGHT.
&&
.LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
DC...NONE.
MD...NONE.
VA...NONE.
WV...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
ANZ530>532-538>540.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY FOR ANZ530-
531-535>539-542.
GALE WARNING FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY FOR ANZ530>543.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR ANZ533-534-537-
541>543.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
FRIDAY FOR ANZ532>534-540-541-543.
&&
SYNOPSIS...LISTEMAA
NEAR TERM...GMS
SHORT TERM...GMS
LONG TERM...LISTEMAA
AVIATION...GMS/LISTEMAA
MARINE...GMS/LISTEMAA
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...GMSHazardous weather outlook, Jan 12, 1:29 AM EST, 2 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 129 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057- 131000- 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- 129 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 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 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE LOWER TIDAL POTOMAC AND MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE NEAR THURSDAY MORNINGS HIGH TIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY...FOR THE LOWER MARYLAND BAY AND TIDAL POTOMAC INLET. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS RETURN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE WATERS. A GALE WARNING IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES LIKELY FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ025>031-036>040-042-050-051-501>504- WVZ050>053-055-501>506-131000- 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- 129 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 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 NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACCUMULATING SNOW IS LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS FROM THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS AND WEST...PARTICULARLY ALONG WEST- FACING SLOPES OF THE ALLEGHENY FRONT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 6:46 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 5 hr | |
| Jan 12, 1:51 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Highland, Madison and 11 more | 28 hr |
| Jan 12, 1:56 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 27 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:01 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Anne Arundel | 6 hr |
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