Alert archive / West Virginia / Wind Chill Warnings in 2014

Wind Chill Warning 3, NWS Baltimore/Washington

January 23, 2014Highland County, Virginia; Grant County, Mineral County, Pendleton County, West Virginia; Allegany County, Maryland

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this wind chill warning at Jan 23, 2014, 1:28 PM EST for Highland County, Virginia; Grant County, Mineral County, Pendleton County, West Virginia; Allegany County, Maryland. It was in force for 23 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 23, 2014, 1:28 PM EST (18:28 UTC)
Expired
Jan 24, 2014, 12:00 PM EST
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Baltimore/Washington

Counties Allegany County, MD, Highland County, VA, Grant County, WV, Mineral County, WV, Pendleton County, WV

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:32 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, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 152 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2014-01-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2014-01-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 126 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156175Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1530 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
133 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
126 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

346 
WWUS41 KLWX 231828
WSWLWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
128 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

MDZ501-VAZ503-504-WVZ501-503-505-506-240230-
/O.UPG.KLWX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140123T2300Z/
/O.UPG.KLWX.WC.A.0002.140123T2300Z-140124T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KLWX.WC.W.0003.140123T1828Z-140124T1400Z/
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-
WESTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY...
BAYARD...MOUNT STORM...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN
128 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST
FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WIND
CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW.

* TEMPERATURES...5 TO 10 ABOVE TODAY...DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO LATE
  TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA
  OR FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

WVZ502-504-240230-
/O.UPG.KLWX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140123T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KLWX.WC.W.0003.140123T1828Z-140124T1400Z/
EASTERN GRANT-EASTERN MINERAL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETERSBURG...KEYSER...FORT ASHBY
128 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST
FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WIND CHILL...10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.

* TEMPERATURES...5 TO 15 ABOVE ZERO THIS AFTERNOON...DROPPING TO
  NEAR ZERO TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA
  OR FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MDZ003>007-502-VAZ025>031-WVZ050>053-055-240230-
/O.NEW.KLWX.WC.Y.0006.140124T0200Z-140124T1400Z/
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-
FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-
JEFFERSON-HARDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...
CUMBERLAND...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG...WINCHESTER...
FRONT ROYAL...MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN...MOOREFIELD
128 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY.

* WIND CHILL...5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS 5 ABOVE ZERO.

* WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOW WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR FROST 
  BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
953 
WWUS41 KLWX 232110
WSWLWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
410 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

MDZ501-VAZ503-504-WVZ501>506-240515-
/O.CON.KLWX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140124T1400Z/
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-
WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-
WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY...
BAYARD...MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG...ELK GARDEN...KEYSER...
FORT ASHBY...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN
410 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY...

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO. 

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS EVENING...FALLING TO
  AROUND ZERO LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA 
  OR FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MDZ009>011-VAZ036>040-042-501-240515-
/O.EXA.KLWX.WC.Y.0006.140124T0200Z-140124T1400Z/
MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-
MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...
CHARLOTTESVILLE...WASHINGTON...LEESBURG...WARRENTON
410 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY.

* WIND CHILL...AROUND 5 BELOW ZERO.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. 

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOW WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR FROST 
  BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MDZ003>007-502-VAZ025>031-WVZ050>053-055-240515-
/O.CON.KLWX.WC.Y.0006.140124T0200Z-140124T1400Z/
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-
FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-
JEFFERSON-HARDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...
CUMBERLAND...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG...WINCHESTER...
FRONT ROYAL...MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN...MOOREFIELD
410 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY...

* WIND CHILL...5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. 

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOW WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR FROST 
  BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$
777 
WWUS41 KLWX 240204
WSWLWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
904 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

MDZ501-VAZ503-504-WVZ501>506-241015-
/O.CON.KLWX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140124T1400Z/
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-
WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-
WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY...
BAYARD...MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG...ELK GARDEN...KEYSER...
FORT ASHBY...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN
904 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY...

* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND ZERO.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA 
  OR FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MDZ003>007-009>011-502-VAZ025>031-036>040-042-501-WVZ050>053-055-
241015-
/O.CON.KLWX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140124T1400Z/
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-
MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-
NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-
NORTHERN FAUQUIER-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...
GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...CUMBERLAND...STAUNTON...
WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...
CHARLOTTESVILLE...WASHINGTON...LEESBURG...WARRENTON...
MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN...MOOREFIELD
904 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY...

* WIND CHILLS...5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOW WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR FROST 
  BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$
839 
WWUS41 KLWX 240839
WSWLWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
339 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

MDZ501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-241645-
/O.NEW.KLWX.WW.Y.0006.140125T1100Z-140125T2300Z/
/O.EXT.KLWX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140124T1700Z/
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT-
WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...HIGHTOWN...BAYARD...
MOUNT STORM...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE
339 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...BEGINNING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO
  SATURDAY EVENING.

* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. WIND CHILLS
  WILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO THROUGH SATURDAY...AND MAY DROP AS LOW AS
  20 BELOW AGAIN EARLY SATURDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND ZERO THIS MORNING...RISING INTO THE
  LOWER TEENS TODAY. LOWS AROUND 5 ABOVE SATURDAY MORNING...
  RISING INTO THE 20S SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH BECOMING
  SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR
  FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. ROADS MAY BE SNOW COVERED AND
  SLIPPERY. WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

VAZ504-WVZ502-504-506-241645-
/O.EXT.KLWX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140124T1700Z/
EASTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN GRANT-EASTERN MINERAL-EASTERN PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTEREY...PETERSBURG...KEYSER...
FORT ASHBY...FRANKLIN
339 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND ZERO.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA 
  OR FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

DCZ001-MDZ013-014-016>018-VAZ050>057-502-241400-
/O.EXA.KLWX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140124T1400Z/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-
ST. MARYS-CALVERT-ORANGE-CULPEPER-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...ANNAPOLIS...WALDORF...
ST MARYS CITY...CULPEPER...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...
ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...FREDERICKSBURG
339 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST
THIS MORNING.

* WIND CHILLS...5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOW WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR FROST 
  BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MDZ003>007-009>011-502-VAZ025>031-036>040-042-501-WVZ050>053-055-
241645-
/O.EXT.KLWX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140124T1700Z/
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-
MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-
NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-
NORTHERN FAUQUIER-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...
GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...CUMBERLAND...STAUNTON...
WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...
CHARLOTTESVILLE...WASHINGTON...LEESBURG...WARRENTON...
MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN...MOOREFIELD
339 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

* WIND CHILLS...5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOW WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR FROST 
  BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

HTS
497 
WWUS41 KLWX 241411
WSWLWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
911 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

DCZ001-MDZ013-014-016>018-VAZ050>057-502-241515-
/O.EXP.KLWX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140124T1400Z/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-
ST. MARYS-CALVERT-ORANGE-CULPEPER-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...ANNAPOLIS...WALDORF...
ST MARYS CITY...CULPEPER...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...
ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...FREDERICKSBURG
911 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...



$$

MDZ501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-242215-
/O.CON.KLWX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140124T1700Z/
/O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0006.140125T1100Z-140125T2300Z/
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT-
WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...HIGHTOWN...BAYARD...
MOUNT STORM...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE
911 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM
EST SATURDAY...

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...BEGINNING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO 
  SATURDAY EVENING.

* WIND CHILLS...WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO THROUGH
  SATURDAY...AND MAY DROP AS LOW AS 20 BELOW AGAIN EARLY SATURDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE LOWER TEENS TODAY.
  LOWS AROUND 5 ABOVE SATURDAY MORNING... RISING INTO THE 20S
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH BECOMING 
  SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA 
  OR FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. ROADS MAY BE SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLIPPERY. WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

VAZ504-WVZ502-504-506-241700-
/O.CON.KLWX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140124T1700Z/
EASTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN GRANT-EASTERN MINERAL-EASTERN PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTEREY...PETERSBURG...KEYSER...
FORT ASHBY...FRANKLIN
911 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO.

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE LOWER TEENS TODAY.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA 
  OR FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MDZ003>007-009>011-502-VAZ025>031-036>040-042-501-WVZ050>053-055-
241700-
/O.CON.KLWX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140124T1700Z/
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-
MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-
NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-
NORTHERN FAUQUIER-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...
GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...CUMBERLAND...STAUNTON...
WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...
CHARLOTTESVILLE...WASHINGTON...LEESBURG...WARRENTON...
MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN...MOOREFIELD
911 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

* WIND CHILLS...5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOW WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR FROST 
  BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$
616 
WWUS41 KLWX 241646
WSWLWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1146 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

MDZ501-VAZ503-WVZ501-503-505-250045-
/O.EXP.KLWX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140124T1700Z/
/O.CON.KLWX.WW.Y.0006.140125T1100Z-140125T2300Z/
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT-
WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...HIGHTOWN...BAYARD...
MOUNT STORM...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE
1146 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM
EST SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY...

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...BEGINNING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO 
  SATURDAY EVENING.

* WIND CHILLS...WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO THROUGH 
  SATURDAY...AND MAY DROP AS LOW AS 20 BELOW AGAIN EARLY 
  SATURDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE LOWER TEENS TODAY.
  LOWS AROUND 5 ABOVE SATURDAY MORNING...RISING INTO THE 20S
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON.
  SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA 
  OR FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. ROADS MAY BE SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLIPPERY. WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

VAZ504-WVZ502-504-506-241800-
/O.EXP.KLWX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140124T1700Z/
EASTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN GRANT-EASTERN MINERAL-EASTERN PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTEREY...PETERSBURG...KEYSER...
FORT ASHBY...FRANKLIN
1146 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY...



$$

MDZ003>007-009>011-502-VAZ025>031-036>040-042-501-WVZ050>053-055-
241800-
/O.CAN.KLWX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140124T1700Z/
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-
MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-
NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-
NORTHERN FAUQUIER-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...
GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...CUMBERLAND...STAUNTON...
WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG...WINCHESTER...FRONT ROYAL...
CHARLOTTESVILLE...WASHINGTON...LEESBURG...WARRENTON...
MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN...MOOREFIELD
1146 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY.



$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill 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 wind chill warning went out at Jan 23, 9:43 AM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 23, 9:43 AM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
943 AM EST THU JAN 23 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
A REINFORCING COLD FRONT OVER OHIO WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVERHEAD FRIDAY. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS THE REGION SATURDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN
WILL CONTINUE TO FEED COLD AIR IN THE EASTERN NORTH AMERICA INTO
NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /TODAY/...

SEE CLIMATE SXN ABT THIS MRNG'S LOW TEMPS - COLDEST TEMP AT IAD IN
18 YRS.

IT IS NOT NRML TO TALK ABT "NEXT WK" IN THE "TDA" SXN OF THE FCST...BUT
THE GFS SHOWS AN OMEGA BLOCK FORMING ALONG THE W CST NEXT TUE.
THIS WOULD ENSURE THE E CST WL STAY LOCKED IN COLD AIR INTO NEXT
WK.

SFC ANLYS SHOWS ANOTHER REINFORCING CD FNT STRETCHING ACROSS ERN IN
TO NRN MS. IT'S NOT LOOKING LK THIS WL BE CAUSING MUCH SNOW. WE'VE
TRIMMED BACK THE PART OF THE CWA THAT COLD PSBLY SEE LGT SNOW TO
CLOSER TO THE MASON-DIXON LN AND THE HIGHLANDS...AND TRIMMED THE
WRDG BACK TO FLURRIES - NOT XPCTG ACCUMULATION OF ANY KIND.

ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS.
IN TERMS OF ACCUMULATIONS TODAY...PERHAPS AN INCH OR TWO.

AFTR FTNL PASSAGE...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WNW AND BECOME GUSTY
THIS AFTN. EXPECT WIND GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH FROPA.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT/...

TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND SKIES
WILL CLEAR OUT. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES THROUGH THURSDAY AND A WIND
CHILL WATCH HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THURSDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES
WILL AVERAGE 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW WITH COLDER VALUES IN THE POTOMAC
HIGHLANDS.

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FRIDAY...BRINGING SUNSHINE AND DRY
CONDITIONS. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES ALMOST REFUSE TO RISE ABOVE THE
MIDDLE 20S IN THE EASTERN HALF OF THE REGION.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...

SFC HIPRES RDG TO MV OFFSHORE FRI NGT. ENSUING WAA WL RSLT IN
SCT-BKN MID DECK CLDS OVERSPREADING CWFA. AM UNCERTAIN HOW WELL THIS
WL BE REFLECTED IN MIN-T THO. BACKED OFF INIT INCLINATION OF GOING
COLD... SINCE IT WONT BE A GOOD RADL COOLING NGT...DUE TO CLDS AND
SLY WNDS. BUT COLD GRND AND LOW DEWPTS DO SUPPORT A RAPID TEMP DROP
IF/WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS ITSELF.

YET ANOTHER IN THE ENDLESS STRING OF S/WVS WL TRACK ACRS MID ATLC
SAT. WHILE MSTR REMAINS LMTD...LFQ OF UPR JET WL AIDE IN LIFT. GFS
IN PARTICULAR SUGGESTING THAT MEASUREABLE QPF PSBL. ALTHO AMS WUD HV
MODIFIED BY THEN /PSBLY ABV FRZG?/ ITS STILL A COLD AMS...WHICH CAN
EASILY YIELD SHSN.  WITH THAT IN MIND...HV OPTED TO PLACE POPS ON
THE HIGH END OF GDNC. STILL NOT AT THE TIME OR LVL WHERE WE CAN
COMFORTABLY FCST SNW ACCUMS...BUT MINOR ACCUMS CERTAINLY PSBL. MAXT
FCST REFLECTS THIS...SPCLY ACRS NRN MD/METRO BALT.

THE ADDED LIFT FM THE TROF FLLWD BY THE CAA/TEMP DIFF WL PROVIDE A
FVRBL ENVIRONMENT FOR UPSLP SHSN. SAT-SAT EVNG MAY BE THE SNOWIEST
TIME PD OF THE NEXT 3 DAYS.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SWING SOUTH FROM THE UPPER GREAT PLAINS
THROUGH THE MIDWEST OVER THE DAY SUNDAY BEFORE PASSING TO OUR NORTH
SUNDAY NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL CROSS
OUR AREA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH THIS SHOULD
BE A LARGELY DRY COLD FRONT...IT IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION FOR
HIGHER ELEVATIONS TO SEE SOME PRECIP. HAVE LEFT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW
WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN THE FORECAST GIVEN THE TIMING OF THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH THE DIURNAL LOW TEMPS.

POSTFRONTAL NORTHWEST FLOW SHOULD ALLOW SNOW CHANCES TO CONTINUE
ALONG THE APPALACHIAN FRONT THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. ELSEWHERE...
CONDITIONS WILL BE DRY AND TEMPS WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL AS
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL FILL BACK FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WORKWEEK.
HIGHS ON TUESDAY WILL ONCE AGAIN STRUGGLE TO GET INTO THE MID 20S.

&&

.AVIATION /14Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...

VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT ALL TERMINALS THROUGH FRI. THIS AFTN
WINDS WILL VEER FROM S TO WNW AND GUST OVER 20 KTS WITH RESPECT TO
A PASSING FRONT. WINDS WILL REMAIN WNW TONIGHT WITH BLDG HIGH
PRESSURE.

OUTLOOK...
FRI...MAINLY VFR UNDER HIPRES.

SAT...FLGT RESTRICTIONS /MVFR-IFR/ PSBL DUE TO SHSN. BEST CHC AT
RESTRICTIONS MRB AND ACRS METRO BALT.

SUN-MON...VFR.

&&

.MARINE...
RLVTLY LGT WINDS ON THE WATERS ATTM...BUT W/ WATER TEMPS IN THE
LM30S IT IS CERTAINLY COLD. TRAFFIC CAMS DFNTLY SHOWING ICE
FORMINGO N THE PTMC AND BAY. A REINFORCING COLD FNT WL PUSH THRU
THE WATERS THIS AFTN. SCA WL GO BACK INTO EFFECT.

SLY FLOW INCREASES FRI NGT AHD OF AN UPR LVL DISTURBANCE. WHILE
MIXING SHUDNT BE THAT GREAT...CANNOT IGNORE THE MAGNITUDE OF WND
JUST OFF THE DECK. LT FRI NGT INTO SAT APPEARS TO BE A CANDIDATE PD
OF SCA CONDS.

THE WV WL CROSS ON SAT...PROVIDING PSBL SNW. MAY BE CLOSE TO GLW AT
THAT TIME IF SNW COMES AS SHSN...WHICH WUD MIX WNDS DOWN. OTRW...THE
HIER WNDS WUD BE SEPARATED ABT 1000 FT ABV WATERS EDGE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NECESSARY SAT NGT-SUN AS WELL AS STRONG
POSTFRONTAL FLOW FILLS IN TO THE AREA.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...

WITH THE PROLONGED COLD HAVING NOW RETURNED...THE SECOND ROUND OF
RIVER ICE THIS MONTH HAS DEVELOPED ON AREA STREAMS. REPORTS INDICATE
WIDESPREAD ICE ON STREAMS. OUR CURRENT FORECAST SHOWS LESS THAN 12
HOURS ABOVE FREEZING IN THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS IN MOST AREAS...SO THE
ICE IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE. HAVE ALREADY SEEN SOME MINOR EFFECTS
SHOWING UP ON STREAM GAUGES /ALONG WITH SEVERAL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONS
DUE TO ICE/. WITHIN-BANK RISES...OR STREAMS THAT DROP TO UNUSUALLY
LOW LEVELS...ARE EACH POSSIBLE DUE TO ICE EFFECTS OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.

WE WILL BE MONITORING FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE THAN JUST MINOR
EFFECTS...BUT THE CONTINUED COLD TEMPERATURES AND LACK OF
SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION ARE LIKELY TO KEEP THAT IN CHECK AT THIS
POINT.

&&

.CLIMATE...

THIS MRNG'S LOW TEMPS:

IAD -2 DCA 12 BWI 5 HGR 4 MRB -4 CHO 4

TEMPS OF BELOW ZERO WERE RECORDED AT SEVERAL CLIMATE SITES THIS
MRNG.

AT DULLES...THE MIN TEMP OF -2F WAS THE COLDEST TEMP IN 18
YEARS AND THE FIRST SUB-ZERO TEMP SINCE IT WAS 7 FEB 1996 WHEN THE
MIN TEMP WAS -1F. THE MIN TEMP THE TWO DAYS PRECEDING WERE -10F ON
5 FEB 1996 AND -9F ON 6 FEB 1996.

AT MARTINSBURG...THE MIN TEMP OF -4F WAS THE FIRST SUB-ZERO TEMP AND
THE COLDEST TEMP IN 11 YEARS...WHEN IT WAS -6F ON 18 JAN 2003.

&&

.LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
DC...NONE.
MD...WIND CHILL WATCH FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
     MORNING FOR MDZ501.
     WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR MDZ501.
VA...WIND CHILL WATCH FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
     MORNING FOR VAZ503-504.
     WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR VAZ503-504.
WV...WIND CHILL WATCH FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
     MORNING FOR WVZ501-503-505-506.
     WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR WVZ501>506.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM EST
     FRIDAY FOR ANZ530>534-537>543.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST
     TONIGHT FOR ANZ535-536.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM EST FRIDAY FOR ANZ535-
     536.

&&

UPDATE...WOODY!/JRK/JCE
PRVS...KLW/HTS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 23, 12:56 PM EST, 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1256 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057-
241400-
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-
1256 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY...TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN
CENTRAL MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE MARYLAND PORTION
OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER THROUGH THIS EVENING.
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONTINUES OVERNIGHT FOR THE MARYLAND
PORTION OF THE BAY AND LOWER TIDAL POTOMAC.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

WIND CHILLS MAY DROP BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MARYLAND PORTION OF
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER FRIDAY MORNING AND
MIDDAY.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE MARINE AREA...AND POSSIBLY EXTENDED
THROUGH SUNDAY FOR A PORTION OF THE WATERS.

.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>506-241400-
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-
1256 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN MARYLAND
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GARRETT COUNTY.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE APPALACHIANS.

A WIND CHILL WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
APPALACHAINS TONIGHT FOR WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS MINUS 20. SUBZERO
WIND CHILLS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AS FAR EAST AS THE
WESTERN SUBURBS OF BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SUBZERO WIND CHILLS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS FAR EAST AS THE WESTERN
SUBURBS OF BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON FRIDAY MORNING.

A WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
APPALACHAINS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. IN THIS AREA...SUBZERO WIND
CHILLS WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE LIKELY ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF
THE APPALACHIANS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED FOR MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATION.

.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
Jan 23, 3:46 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX35 hr
Jan 23, 3:50 AM ESTWind Chill WatchLWXHighland10 hr
Jan 23, 8:54 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX30 hr
Jan 23, 1:28 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryLWXArlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 21 more22 hr
Jan 23, 2:55 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX51 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.