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Small Craft Advisory 217, NWS Baltimore/Washington

December 10, 2012

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this small craft advisory at Dec 10, 2012, 5:03 AM EST. It took effect at Dec 10, 2012, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 10, 2012, 5:03 AM EST (10:03 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 10, 2012, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 11, 2012, 1:00 PM EST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Baltimore/Washington

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 Dec 10, 4:49 AM EST, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 4:49 AM EST, 14 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 9, 10:46 PM EST, 6 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1046 PM EST SUN DEC 9 2012

ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057-
101000-
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-
1046 PM EST SUN DEC 9 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 DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR THE OUTLOOK AREA.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST HAZARD MESSAGE /WBCNPWLWX/ FOR FURTHER
DETAILS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT FOR THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY AND LOWER TIDAL POTOMAC.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL MID MORNING.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT ON
ALL WATERS OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TIDAL POTOMAC. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO TUESDAY.

MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE MOST
SUSCEPTIBLE PORTIONS OF THE TIDAL POTOMAC.

.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>506-101000-
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-
1046 PM EST SUN DEC 9 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 DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN VIRGINIA COUNTIES EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...THE EASTERN
PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTH-CENTRAL MARYLAND.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL MID MORNING.

.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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 9, 7:10 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryLWXArlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, King George and 11 more14 hr

Nearby

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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.