Alert archive / Virginia / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 2, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this small craft advisory at Jan 3, 2012, 3:51 AM EST. It took effect at Jan 3, 2012, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2012, 3:51 AM EST (08:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 3, 2012, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2012, 10:02 AM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
811 WHUS71 KLWX 030851 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 351 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ANZ531-539-031700- /O.CAN.KLWX.SC.Y.0448.000000T0000Z-120104T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.SC.Y.0002.120103T0900Z-120104T0700Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD- CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD- 351 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ ANZ538-031700- /O.CAN.KLWX.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0500Z/ /O.EXB.KLWX.SC.Y.0448.120103T0900Z-120104T0700Z/ PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR- 351 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ537-031700- /O.CAN.KLWX.SC.Y.0448.000000T0000Z-120104T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.SC.Y.0002.120103T0900Z-120104T1400Z/ TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA- 351 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ ANZ536-031700- /O.CAN.KLWX.SC.Y.0449.000000T0000Z-120104T0500Z/ /O.EXB.KLWX.SC.Y.0448.120103T0900Z-120104T0700Z/ TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD- 351 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ532>534-540-541-543-031700- /O.UPG.KLWX.SC.Y.0448.000000T0000Z-120104T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.GL.W.0001.120103T1100Z-120103T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.SC.Y.0002.120103T0900Z-120103T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.SC.Y.0003.120103T2300Z-120104T1400Z/ 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- 351 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 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. 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. && $$ ANZ542-031700- /O.EXT.KLWX.SC.Y.0001.120103T0900Z-120104T1400Z/ PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD- 351 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ530-031700- /O.EXT.KLWX.SC.Y.0001.120103T0900Z-120104T0700Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD- 351 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ ANZ535-031700- /O.EXT.KLWX.SC.Y.0448.120103T0900Z-120104T0700Z/ TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD- 351 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
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693 WHUS71 KLWX 031342 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 842 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ANZ532>534-540-541-543-032145- /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2300Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0003.120103T2300Z-120104T1400Z/ 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- 842 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... 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 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * 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. && $$ ANZ531-539-032145- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120104T0700Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD- CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD- 842 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ535-536-538-032145- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0448.000000T0000Z-120104T0700Z/ TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD- PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR- 842 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ ANZ542-032145- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T1400Z/ PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD- 842 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ530-032145- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0700Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD- 842 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ ANZ537-032145- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120104T1400Z/ TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA- 842 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
587 WHUS71 KLWX 031453 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 953 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ANZ532>534-540-541-543-032300- /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2300Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0003.120103T2300Z-120104T1400Z/ 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- 953 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... 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 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * 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. && $$ ANZ531-539-032300- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120104T0700Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD- CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD- 953 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ535-536-538-032300- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0448.000000T0000Z-120104T0700Z/ TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD- PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR- 953 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ ANZ542-032300- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T1400Z/ PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD- 953 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ530-032300- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0700Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD- 953 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ ANZ537-032300- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120104T1400Z/ TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA- 953 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
495 WHUS71 KLWX 031502 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1002 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ANZ531-539-032315- /O.UPG.KLWX.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120104T0700Z/ /O.EXA.KLWX.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KLWX.SC.Y.0003.120103T2300Z-120104T0700Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD- CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD- 1002 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 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. && $$ ANZ535-536-538-032315- /O.UPG.KLWX.SC.Y.0448.000000T0000Z-120104T0700Z/ /O.EXA.KLWX.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KLWX.SC.Y.0003.120103T2300Z-120104T0700Z/ TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD- PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR- 1002 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ542-032315- /O.UPG.KLWX.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T1400Z/ /O.EXA.KLWX.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2300Z/ /O.EXA.KLWX.SC.Y.0003.120103T2300Z-120104T1400Z/ PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD- 1002 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 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. && $$ ANZ530-032315- /O.UPG.KLWX.SC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0700Z/ /O.EXA.KLWX.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KLWX.SC.Y.0003.120103T2300Z-120104T0700Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD- 1002 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ537-032315- /O.UPG.KLWX.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120104T1400Z/ /O.EXA.KLWX.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2300Z/ /O.EXA.KLWX.SC.Y.0003.120103T2300Z-120104T1400Z/ TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA- 1002 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 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. && $$ ANZ532>534-540-541-543-032315- /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2300Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0003.120103T2300Z-120104T1400Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA-EASTERN BAY- CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER- TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND- 1002 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. 18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jan 2, 9:46 PM EST, 6 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 9:46 PM EST, 6 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
946 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD
FRONT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. WEAK UPPER- LEVEL
DISTURBANCES WILL CROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
LATEST WV SAT LOOP AND REGION RAOB ANALYSIS INDICATE THE TROUGH
AXIS IN THE MID AND UPPER LVLS STILL REMAINS WEST OF THE MID-
ATLANTIC REGION THIS EVE. THE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO AMPLIFY WHILE
IT PROGRESSES THRU THE CWA LATER TNGT.
BEHIND THE TROUGH AXIS...A SECOND SURGE OF COLDER AIR LATER TNGT
WILL HELP STEEPEN LLVL LAPSE RATES AND ENHANCE INSTABILITY WHILE
THE VEERING FLOW WILL PROVIDE A MORE FAVORABLE NW TRAJECTORY FROM
THE GREAT LAKES. WITH THIS SETUP...EXPECT UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS TO
CONTINUE AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY FURTHER INTO THE NIGHT ALONG
THE WRN SLOPES OF THE ALLEGHENY FRONT. ON TOP OF THE 2-6 INCH
SNOWFALL REPORTS SO FAR...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUM OF 4-7 INCHES CAN
BE EXPECTED THRU DAYBREAK. GUSTY NW WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING
SNOW AND POOR VSBYS...AS WELL AS PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW
ZERO. BASED ON LATEST OBS AND HI-RES MODEL FCSTS...HAVE MADE
CHANGES TO THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HEADLINES. WITH WINDS NOT QUITE
AS STRONG AS PREVIOUSLY FCSTD...ONLY EXPECT ADV-LVL WIND CHILL
VALUES AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE CWA /APPROX ABOVE 3000
FT/...AND NOT UNTIL THE OVNGT PERIOD.
FOR LOCATIONS EAST OF THE ALLEGHENY FRONT...SOME OF THIS SNOW
SHOWER/FLURRY ACTIVITY STREAMING IN FROM THE GREAT LAKES WILL
LIKELY REACH NRN MD...THE ERN WV PANHANDLE AND NW VA TNGT. DO NOT
EXPECT A SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION WITH THIS ACTIVITY.
DESPITE COLD/DRY-AIR ADVECTION REGIME...BREEZY NW WINDS AND CLOUD
COVER WILL LIMIT RADIATIONAL COOLING. ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE MUCH
COLDER THAN RECENT NGTS AND FEEL EVEN COLDER WITH THE BREEZE...MIN
TEMPS IN THE LOW-MID 20S IS RIGHT NEAR CLIMO.
TEMPS TMW WILL BE VERY SLOW TO WARM OWING TO ALREADY WELL-MIXED
BNDRY LYR...CLD CVR AND CONTD COLD AIR ADVECTING. MAXIMA IN MOST
AREAS LKLY WILL NOT EXCEED THE FREEZING MARK EXCEPT MAYBE IN THE NRN
PIEDMONT OF CNTRL VA AND SRN MD.
UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON TUE. ACTIVITY MAY BE FURTHER
ENHANCED DURING THE MRNG AS A SECONDARY SHORTWAVE ENERGY ROTATES
AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF THE PRIMARY TROUGH. EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL
1-3 INCHES DURING THE DAY...PUTTING STORM-TOTAL SNOWFALL BETWEEN 6-12
INCHES. WILL NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER A
FOOT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
TUE NIGHT WILL AGAIN BE COLD AND BREEZY...THOUGH WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE BY WED MRNG. WINDS HOWEVER LIKELY WILL BE BREEZY
ENOUGH TO COMBINE WITH THE COLD AIR TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES
IN THE NEGATIVE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE WRN ZONES TUE NIGHT/EARLY
WED...SO ANOTHER WIND CHILL ADZY LIKELY WILL BE NEEDED.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
THE REST OF THE WEEK WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY ALMOST DAILY
SHRTWV TROFS CROSSING THE AREA. EACH OF THESE WAVES WILL BE
WEAKER AS THEY MOVE EASTWARD...MINIMIZING THE EFFECTS FOR THE MID-
ATLC AS THE MAIN UPPER TROUGH GRADUALLY DRIFTS OFF THE COAST. THIS
WILL ALLOW FOR A SLOW BUT STEADY WARM UP HEADING INTO NEXT
WEEKEND. LITTLE TO NO PRECIP THRU THE END OF THE WEEK /OUTSIDE OF
THE MTNS...WHICH WILL HAVE AT LEAST A COUPLE OF SHOTS AT UPSLOPE
SNOW/.
HIGHS EACH DAY WILL INCREASE ABOUT 5-10 DEG FROM THE PREV AFTN THRU
THE END OF THE WORK WEEK...MAXING OUT IN THE 50S BY SAT. EACH
OVERNIGHT PERIOD WILL BE SIMILAR BUT STILL WILL HAVE LOWS AT OR
BELOW FREEZING THRU THE PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION /02Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
SCT-BKN CIGS AT 5-10 KFT WILL CONTINUE THRUOUT THE NGT. GUSTY
WINDS EARLIER TDA HAVE WEAKENED THIS EVE. STILL CAN EXPECT NW
WINDS AROUND 10 KT THRU THE NGT...WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS.
A COLD AIR SURGE LATE TNGT WILL INVIGORATE GUSTS AGAIN BY TUE
MRNG. GUSTS 20-25 KT TUE MRNG WILL INCREASE TO 30 KT BY THE AFTN.
A FEW SNOW SHWRS MAY MAKE IT TO MRB OR EVEN BWI/MTN LATE
TNGT...BUT CHANCES TO LOW TO INCLUDE IN TAFS. DO NOT EXPECT ANY
ACCUMULATION OR SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON VSBYS WITH THIS ACTVITY.
VFR CONDS XPCD THRU TAF PD AS DRY BNDRY LYR WILL PRECLUDE LOW CIGS
AND VSBYS.
GUSTY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE INT THE TUE EVE/OVERNIGHT HRS. A COUPLE MORE
UPPER-LEVEL TROUGHS /DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS/ WILL SWING ACROSS
THE MID-ATLC THRU THE END OF THE WEEK...BUT WINDS WILL BE MAINLY
IN THE 10-20KT RANGE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD IN OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...HELPING TO KEEP THE AREA FAIRLY QUIET THIS
WEEK.
&&
.MARINE...
GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTN HAS SUBSIDED A BIT THIS EVE. BASED ON LATEST
OBS AND EXPECTATION THAT THE GRADIENT FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN
UNTIL LATE TNGT...HAVE CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR MARINE
ZONES NEAR LAND.
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING WELL OF THE DELMARVA WILL HELP
STRENGTHEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE WATERS ON TUE.
ACCORDINGLY...GUSTS WILL BE INVIGORATED ERY TUE MRNG THRU TUE
AFTN AS DP MIXING AND INCRG H9-H8 WIND SPEEDS YIELD GUSTS AT THE
HIGH END OF SMALL CRAFT ADZY. THERE IS STILL A CHANCE OF GALE WRNG
CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY TUE ACROSS SRN ZONES OF THE MD CHSPK
BAY...BUT CONFIDENCE APPEARS TO BE TOO LOW TO UPGRADE ATTM.
A COUPLE OF CHANCES FOR SCA THRU THE REST OF THE WEEK. FIRST...TUE
NIGHT AS A BREEZY DAY SUBSIDES AFTER A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL SYSTEM
EXITS OFF THE COAST. ANOTHER WEAK UPPER-LEVEL SYSTEM WILL SLIDE
OVER THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEK...GIVING THE AREA BREEZY CONDITIONS
ON THU WITH TRANSITIONAL DAYS ON EITHER SIDE.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
COLD AIR SURGE LATE TNGT THRU TMW WILL HERALD VERY DRY AIR INTO
THE RGN AND WILL INVIGORATE WIND FIELD FURTHER. WINDS TWM XPCD TO
MEET THRESHOLDS FOR FIRE WX CONCERNS...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL BE MARGINAL OWING TO COLD AMS. POTENTIAL WILL CONTINUE TO BE
MONITORED.
&&
.LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
DC...NONE.
MD...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 PM EST TUESDAY FOR MDZ501.
VA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 PM EST TUESDAY FOR VAZ503.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY
FOR VAZ503-504.
WV...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 PM EST TUESDAY FOR WVZ501-503-505.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY
FOR WVZ501-505-506.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT FOR
ANZ531>534-536-537-539>541-543.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR ANZ530-535-538-542.
&&
UPDATE...KLEIN
PREV DISC...KRAMAR/GMSHazardous weather outlook, Jan 2, 8:32 PM EST, 7 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 832 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057- 031000- 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- 832 PM EST MON JAN 2 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 TONIGHT FOR THE MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY SOUTH OF POOLES ISLAND...AND FOR THE LOWER AND MIDDLE PORTIONS OF THE TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER. A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED TUESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY. .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>506-031000- 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- 832 PM EST MON JAN 2 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 A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE ALLEGHENY FRONT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS. REFER TO THE LATEST HAZARD MESSAGE /WSWLWX/ FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY FOR THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE ALLEGHENY FRONT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS. REFER TO THE LATEST HAZARD MESSAGE /WSWLWX/ FOR DETAILS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED AGAIN FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS TUESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...PLEASE RELAY SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 8:07 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 14 hr | |
| Jan 2, 8:07 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 14 hr | |
| Jan 2, 8:24 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Highland | 35 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:51 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 15 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:51 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 31 hr | |
| Jan 3, 6:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Winchester | 55 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.