Alert archive / Virginia / Wind Advisories in 2013
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this wind advisory at Jan 29, 2013, 2:54 PM EST for 28 counties in Virginia; 11 counties in Maryland; 8 counties in West Virginia. It took effect at Jan 30, 2013, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 26 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2013, 2:54 PM EST (19:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 30, 2013, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2013, 2:20 PM EST
- In force
- 26 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 19:57 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 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
- 802 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
554 WWUS71 KLWX 291954 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 254 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 MDZ501-VAZ025>027-029-503-504-WVZ050-055-501>506-300400- /O.NEW.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.130130T1700Z-130131T1100Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-PAGE- WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT- EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO... HARRISONBURG...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY...MOOREFIELD...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG...ELK GARDEN...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY... CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN 254 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND COULD CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT...AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
11 follow-up statements
292 WWUS71 KLWX 300241 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 941 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 MDZ501-VAZ025>027-029-503-504-WVZ050-055-501>506-301045- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.130130T1700Z-130131T1100Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-PAGE- WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT- EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO... HARRISONBURG...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY...MOOREFIELD...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG...ELK GARDEN...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY... CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN 941 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH... ESPECIALLY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND COULD CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT...AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
070 WWUS71 KLWX 300539 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1239 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 WVZ504-300645- /O.CAN.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.130130T1700Z-130131T1100Z/ EASTERN MINERAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY 1239 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THIS WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ONLY AT ELEVATIONS HIGHER THAT THOSE IN EASTERN MINERAL COUNTY. $$ VAZ028-030-036>040-301345- /O.EXA.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.130130T1700Z-130131T1100Z/ FREDERICK VA-WARREN-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL... CHARLOTTESVILLE...WASHINGTON 1239 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH...ONLY ON RIDGES ABOVE 1000 FEET ELEVATION. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT...AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ MDZ501-VAZ025>027-029-503-504-WVZ050-055-501>503-505-506-301345- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.130130T1700Z-130131T1100Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-PAGE- WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT- EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO... HARRISONBURG...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY...MOOREFIELD...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN 1239 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH...ONLY ON RIDGES ABOVE 1500 FEET ELEVATION. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT...AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ JACKSON
092 WWUS71 KLWX 301351 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 851 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 MDZ501-VAZ025>030-036>040-503-504-WVZ050-055-501>503-505-506- 302200- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.130130T1700Z-130131T1100Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH- FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON- RAPPAHANNOCK-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-HARDY- WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO... HARRISONBURG...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...CHARLOTTESVILLE... WASHINGTON...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY...MOOREFIELD...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN 851 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH...MAINLY ON RIDGES ABOVE 1500 FEET ELEVATION. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT...AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
621 WWUS71 KLWX 301858 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 158 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 MDZ501-VAZ025>030-036>040-503-504-WVZ050-055-501>503-505-506- 310300- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T1100Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH- FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON- RAPPAHANNOCK-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-HARDY- WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO... HARRISONBURG...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...CHARLOTTESVILLE... WASHINGTON...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY...MOOREFIELD...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN 158 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH...MAINLY ON RIDGES ABOVE 1500 FEET ELEVATION. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT...AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
417 WWUS71 KLWX 302023 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 323 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-502-VAZ031-042-050>057- 501-502-WVZ051>053-504-310430- /O.EXA.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T1100Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT- CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-CLARKE-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-MORGAN-BERKELEY- JEFFERSON-EASTERN MINERAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK... WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS... WALDORF...ST MARYS CITY...CUMBERLAND...LEESBURG...CULPEPER... MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH... FREDERICKSBURG...WARRENTON...MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN... KEYSER...FORT ASHBY 323 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT...AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ MDZ501-VAZ025>030-036>040-503-504-WVZ050-055-501>503-505-506- 310430- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T1100Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH- FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON- RAPPAHANNOCK-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-HARDY- WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO... HARRISONBURG...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...CHARLOTTESVILLE... WASHINGTON...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY...MOOREFIELD...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN 323 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT...AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
786 WWUS71 KLWX 310314 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1014 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 MDZ501-VAZ025>030-036>040-503-504-WVZ050-055-501>503-505-506- 311100- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T1100Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH- FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON- RAPPAHANNOCK-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-HARDY- WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO... HARRISONBURG...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...CHARLOTTESVILLE... WASHINGTON...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY...MOOREFIELD...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN 1014 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT...AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-502-VAZ031-042-050>057- 501-502-WVZ051>053-504-311100- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T1100Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT- CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-CLARKE-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-MORGAN-BERKELEY- JEFFERSON-EASTERN MINERAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK... WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS... WALDORF...ST MARYS CITY...CUMBERLAND...LEESBURG...CULPEPER... MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH... FREDERICKSBURG...WARRENTON...MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN... KEYSER...FORT ASHBY 1014 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT...AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
012 WWUS71 KLWX 310525 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1225 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 MDZ501-VAZ025>030-036>040-503-504-WVZ050-055-501>503-505-506- 311330- /O.EXT.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T2300Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH- FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON- RAPPAHANNOCK-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-HARDY- WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO... HARRISONBURG...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...CHARLOTTESVILLE... WASHINGTON...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY...MOOREFIELD...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN 1225 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH TODAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT...AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-502-VAZ031-042-052>054- 501-WVZ051>053-504-311330- /O.EXT.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T2300Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT- CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-CLARKE-LOUDOUN- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-MORGAN- BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-EASTERN MINERAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK... WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS... WALDORF...ST MARYS CITY...CUMBERLAND...LEESBURG...MANASSAS... MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...WARRENTON... MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY 1225 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH TODAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT...AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ VAZ050-051-055>057-502-311100- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T1100Z/ ORANGE-CULPEPER-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-KING GEORGE- SOUTHERN FAUQUIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CULPEPER...FREDERICKSBURG 1225 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH DAYBREAK. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT...AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
992 WWUS71 KLWX 311009 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 509 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 VAZ050-051-055>057-502-311115- /O.CAN.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T1100Z/ ORANGE-CULPEPER-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-KING GEORGE- SOUTHERN FAUQUIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CULPEPER...FREDERICKSBURG 509 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WEST WIND GUSTS WILL BE UP TO 35 TO 40 MPH ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL VIRGINIA. $$ DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-502-VAZ031-042-052>054- 501-WVZ051>053-504-311815- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T2300Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT- CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-CLARKE-LOUDOUN- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-MORGAN- BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-EASTERN MINERAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK... WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS... WALDORF...ST MARYS CITY...CUMBERLAND...LEESBURG...MANASSAS... MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...WARRENTON... MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY 509 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH TODAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ MDZ501-VAZ025>030-036>040-503-504-WVZ050-055-501>503-505-506- 311815- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T2300Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH- FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON- RAPPAHANNOCK-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-HARDY- WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO... HARRISONBURG...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...CHARLOTTESVILLE... WASHINGTON...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY...MOOREFIELD...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN 509 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH TODAY. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ON RIDGELINES AND AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ JACKSON
530 WWUS71 KLWX 311546 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1046 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-502-VAZ031-042-052>054- 501-WVZ051>053-504-312300- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T2300Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT- CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-CLARKE-LOUDOUN- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-MORGAN- BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-EASTERN MINERAL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK... WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS... WALDORF...ST MARYS CITY...CUMBERLAND...LEESBURG...MANASSAS... MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...WARRENTON... MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY 1046 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT... AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ MDZ501-VAZ025>030-036>040-503-504-WVZ050-055-501>503-505-506- 312300- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T2300Z/ EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH- FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON- RAPPAHANNOCK-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-HARDY- WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO... HARRISONBURG...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...CHARLOTTESVILLE... WASHINGTON...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY...MOOREFIELD...BAYARD... MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN 1046 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH TODAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT... AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
956 WWUS71 KLWX 311714 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1214 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 DCZ001-MDZ009-013-016>018-501-502-VAZ025>031-036>040-042-052>054- 501-503-504-WVZ050>053-055-501>506-311815- /O.CAN.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T2300Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-MONTGOMERY-PRINCE GEORGES-CHARLES-ST. MARYS- CALVERT-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY- AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE- NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER- WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY- JEFFERSON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL- EASTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...GAITHERSBURG...WALDORF... ST MARYS CITY...FROSTBURG...CUMBERLAND...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO... HARRISONBURG...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...CHARLOTTESVILLE... LEESBURG...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA... FALLS CHURCH...WARRENTON...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY...MARTINSBURG... CHARLES TOWN...MOOREFIELD...BAYARD...MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG... ELK GARDEN...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN 1214 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ MDZ003>007-010-011-014-312300- /O.CON.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T2300Z/ WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-HOWARD- SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-ANNE ARUNDEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER... COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS 1214 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT... AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
685 WWUS71 KLWX 311920 NPWLWX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 220 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 MDZ003>007-010-011-014-312030- /O.CAN.KLWX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T2300Z/ WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-HOWARD- SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-ANNE ARUNDEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER... COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS 220 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Jan 29, 2:51 PM EST, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 2:51 PM EST, 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
251 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS FORECAST TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS
NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS BOUNDARY WILL LIFT TO
THE NORTH AS A WARM FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN FOR LATE IN THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS EDGED A LITTLE FURTHER NORTHEAST INTO
NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND THIS AFTERNOON...PLACING MUCH OF THE CWA IN A
WARM SECTOR. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED IMPRESSIVELY ACROSS MUCH OF
THE CWA...WITH THE 70 DEGREE MARK REACHED ACROSS NORTHERN VIRGINIA.
EXCEPTION TO THE WARMING HAS BEEN ACROSS MARYLAND NEAR THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY...WHERE ANNAPOLIS FOR EXAMPLE WAS BEING HELD IN THE
40S UNDER A SOUTHEAST WIND.
BOUNDARY WILL LIKELY REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY TONIGHT. MODELS
CONTINUE TO BE AGGRESSIVE ON DEVELOPING STRATUS AND FOG ACROSS THE
CWA...AS THE LOW LEVEL INVERSION STRENGTHENS. GUIDANCE WAS
AGGRESSIVE ON FOG LAST NIGHT AND IT DIDN/T PAN OUT FOR MOST
AREAS...SO CONFIDENCE REMAINS ON THE LOW SIDE. BUT ALSO CAN/T IGNORE
NAM/GFS/SREFS EITHER THEREFORE CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE AREAS OF FOG
BUT HAVE DELAYED THE TIMING UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
GUIDANCE HAS ALSO TRENDED SLOWER WITH THE APPROACH OF A STRONG COLD
FRONT ON WEDNESDAY...AND ITS ASSOCIATED PRECIP. IF STRATUS/FOG
MATERIALIZE LATE TONIGHT...THEN IT/S POSSIBLE THE ATMOSPHERE IS
SATURATED ENOUGH FOR A LITTLE LIGHT RAIN/DRIZZLE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
OTHERWISE...GIVEN SLOWER TREND OF THE FRONT...PRECIP LIKELY WON/T
MOVE INTO THE WESTERN CWA UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON AND MAY NOT AFFECT
EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE UNTIL EARLY EVENING. HAVE BACKED OFF ON
PRECIP TIMING ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONG FRONT TO CAPTURE THIS TREND.
MODELS ALSO SHOW STRENGTHENING WINDS WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND FEET
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AM CONCERNED ABOUT WINDS ABOVE 2000 FEET OR
SO FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND HAVE BEGUN A
WIND ADVISORY FOR 40 KT GUSTS FOR THESE AREAS.
SIDED WITH THE WARM SIDE OF GUIDANCE FOR MINIMA/MAXIMA...UTILIZING
BIAS CORRECTED GRIDS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES INTO SOUTHEASTERN
CANADA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
SYSTEM WILL PASS THROUGH OUR REGION.
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT AND
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC WILL ALLOW FOR A STRONG SOUTHERLY
WINDS AND A VERY STRONG LOW-LEVEL JET. LATEST GUIDANCE SUGGESTS
AROUND 50-60 KTS OF WIND ABOUT 2KFT FROM THE SURFACE. THE SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL USHER IN PLENTY OF WARM AND MOIST AIR. PWATS OVER ONE
INCH ARE EXPECTED AND THE MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH LIFT AHEAD OF
THE FRONT FOR WIDESPREAD SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY AND
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. THERE ARE THREE THREATS
THAT WILL BE ENHANCED DUE TO THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
FLOOD...SEVERE...AND STRONG WINDS.
FOR THE FLOOD THREAT...CURRENT FEELING IS THAT DESPITE THE DEEP
MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM IT WILL BE PROGRESSIVE. THE QUICK MOVING
SYSTEM SHOULD PREVENT A WIDESPREAD THREAT FOR FLOODING.
HOWEVER...WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 1 TO 1.5 INCHES IN THREE TO
SIX HOURS LOCALIZED FLOODING CANNOT BE RULED OUT.
FOR THE SEVERE THREAT...THERE IS NOT MUCH INSTABILITY WITH THIS
SYSTEM AND THE TROUGH IS POSITIVELY TILTED. HOWEVER...THE LOW-LEVEL
JET WILL BE QUITE STRONG WITH 50-60 KNOTS OF WIND ABOUT 2KFT ABOVE
THE SURFACE. HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MIX THESE
WINDS DOWN TO THE SURFACE. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG
THE FRONT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE BETWEEN 7
AND 10 PM WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND BETWEEN 10 AND 1 AM EAST OF THE
BLUE RIDGE.
FOR THE WIND THREAT...A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CAUSE WINDY
CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT
WILL GUSTS AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH FOR MOST LOCATIONS. HOWEVER...A WIND
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ACROSS THE RIDGE
TOPS IN THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS INTO THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST BEHIND THE FRONT OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN GUSTY.
A WIND ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
NOTICEABLY CHILLIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT
OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY...BUT IT WILL DRY OUT FOR MOST AREAS.
HOWEVER...UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND
WEST OF THE ALLEGHENY FRONT.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION BEHIND THE
BOUNDARY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WHILE A SERIES OF UPPER-LEVEL
DISTURBANCES PASS THROUGH THE AREA. A NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL
ALLOW FOR CANADIAN AIR TO RETURN DURING THIS TIME...CAUSING CHILLY
CONDITIONS.
THE UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS.
DETAILS REMAIN UNCERTAIN THIS FAR OUT...BUT IT APPEARS THAT ANY
ACCUMULATION WOULD BE LIGHT. THE FIRST DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS
WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN CWA. A SECOND DISTURBANCE
WILL PASS THROUGH LATER SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. A THIRD SYSTEM
MAY IMPACT THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS SYSTEM MAY BE A BIT
STRONGER.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
MTN HAS BUSTED OUT OF THE WEDGE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH VFR RETURNING.
VFR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO LAST THROUGH THE EVENING ALL TAF
SITES...THEN GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO ADVERTISE STRATUS AND FOG
DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT PRESUMABLY WITH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TRAPPED
UNDERNEATH A STRONG INVERSION AND WITH LOW LEVEL FLOW FAVORING
SOUTHEAST. GUIDANCE OVERFORECASTED STRATUS/FOG LAST NIGHT...WHICH
REDUCES CONFIDENCE FOR TONIGHT. NEVERTHELESS...CAN/T IGNORE
MAV/MET/SREFS WHICH ALL POINT TO IFR OR LOWER DEVELOPING SO HAVE
LEANED IN THE MORE PESSIMISTIC DIRECTION FOR LATE TONIGHT/EARLY
WEDNESDAY. GOOD AGREEMENT DOES EXIST IN STRONG WINDS ABOVE THE
INVERSION...AND LLWS HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN TAFS. MODELS ALSO POINT TO
A SLOWER COLD FRONTAL APPROACH ON WEDNESDAY...WITH PERHAPS MUCH OF
THE PRECIP HOLDING OFF UNTIL EVENING AT THE HUBS.
GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WEDNESDAY EVENING AROUND 30 TO 35 KNOTS WILL
SHIFT TO THE WEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT.
MVFR CIGS/VSBYS ARE EXPECTED MOST OF THE TIME WEDNESDAY
EVENING...BUT IFR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SHOWERS AHEAD
OF A COLD FRONT. HEAVY SHOWERS MAY CONTAIN LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THE DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS WILL BE BETWEEN 00Z AND 3Z FOR KMRB AND 3Z TO 6Z ELSEWHERE.
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY.
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MOST OF THE TIME THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY. THERE MAY BE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY
AND AGAIN LATE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME.
&&
.MARINE...
SOUTHERLY WINDS WERE AROUND 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE FORECAST TO
INCREASE TO AROUND 15 KT OVERNIGHT. GUIDANCE THEN RAPIDLY
STRENGTHENS SURFACE WINDS ON WEDNESDAY...WHERE GALE FORCE WINDS
APPEAR LIKELY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND
ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE WATERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A GALE
WARNING IS IN EFFECT. LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN
HEAVIER SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THE DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS WILL BE BETWEEN 10 PM AND 1 AM.
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT OVERNIGHT
WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY.
GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL
LIKELY BE NEEDED AND A GALE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED DURING THIS TIME.
A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AND GUSTY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT FOR FRIDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MAY IMPACT
THE WATERS DURING THE WEEKEND.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
A SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 KNOTS
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW
WILL PUSH WATER UP THE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND
THE TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER. DESPITE THE LOW ASTRONOMICAL
NORMS...MODERATE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE NEAR TIMES OF HIGH TIDE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW
WILL ALLOW FOR TIDAL ANOMALIES TO DECREASE THURSDAY.
&&
.LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
DC...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR DCZ001.
MD...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR MDZ007-011-013-014-016>018.
WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
MDZ501.
VA...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR VAZ052>055-057.
WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
VAZ025>027-029-503-504.
WV...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
WVZ050-055-501>506.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
ANZ530>543.
GALE WARNING FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
ANZ530>543.
&&
SYNOPSIS...BPP/BJL
NEAR TERM...BPP
SHORT TERM...BJL
LONG TERM...BJL
AVIATION...BPP/BJL
MARINE...BPP/BJL
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...BJLHazardous weather outlook, Jan 29, 5:05 AM EST, 9 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 505 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057- 301000- 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- 505 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND LOWER TIDAL POTOMAC WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER POTOMAC...PATUXENT RIVER...AND BALTIMORE HARBOR. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY CAUSE GUSTY WINDS AS WELL. AN ONSHORE FLOW MAY CAUSE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WEDNESDAY. A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY DURING THIS TIME AND MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. GALES MAY OCCUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .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>506-301000- 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- 505 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. HEAVIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY CAUSE GUSTY WINDS AS WELL. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE MAINLY WEST OF THE ALLEGHENY FRONT LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. .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 28, 11:51 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 3 hr | |
| Jan 29, 2:24 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 66 hr | |
| Jan 29, 2:24 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 36 hr | |
| Jan 29, 2:55 PM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more | 14 hr |
| Jan 29, 11:48 AM EST | River Flood Watch | LWX | Hampshire | 46 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.