Alert archive / Virginia / Freeze Warnings in 2016
Freeze Warning 2, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this freeze warning at Apr 9, 2016, 2:59 AM EDT for 9 counties in North Carolina; 49 counties in Virginia; 4 counties in Maryland. It took effect at Apr 10, 2016, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 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
- Apr 9, 2016, 2:59 AM EDT (06:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 10, 2016, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2016, 8:58 AM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
All 62 counties
Dorchester County, MD, Somerset County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD, Bertie County, NC, Camden County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Currituck County, NC, Gates County, NC, Hertford County, NC, Northampton County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Perquimans County, NC, Accomack County, VA, Amelia County, VA, Brunswick County, VA, Caroline County, VA, Charles City County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Emporia, VA, City of Franklin, VA, City of Hampton, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Newport News, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Poquoson, VA, City of Richmond, VA, City of Virginia Beach, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Essex County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Greensville County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henrico County, VA, James City County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, King William County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Louisa County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Northampton County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince Edward County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA, York County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:01 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
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 1895 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
272 WWUS71 KAKQ 090659 NPWAKQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 259 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016 MDZ021>025-NCZ017-102-VAZ075>078-084>086-095-097>100-523>525- 091500- /O.UPG.KAKQ.FZ.A.0002.160410T0400Z-160410T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KAKQ.FZ.W.0002.160410T0400Z-160410T1300Z/ /O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0005.160409T1400Z-160410T1000Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- INLAND CURRITUCK-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND- NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK- NORTHAMPTON VA-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS-HAMPTON/POQUOSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD... PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...COROLLA...CHINCOTEAGUE... WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE 259 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREAS AFFECTED: EASTERN VIRGINIA...COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE. * HAZARDS: STRONG...GUSTY WINDS AND SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES: LOWS ARE FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S TO AROUND 30 TONIGHT. * TIMING: THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES DROPPING BELOW FREEZING ARE EXPECTED FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND CREATE ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ VAZ090-091500- /O.UPG.KAKQ.FZ.A.0002.160410T0400Z-160410T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KAKQ.FZ.W.0002.160410T0400Z-160410T1300Z/ /O.EXA.KAKQ.WI.Y.0005.160409T1400Z-160410T1000Z/ JAMES CITY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WILLIAMSBURG 259 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREAS AFFECTED: JAMES CITY COUNTY VIRGINIA INCLUDING WILLIAMSBURG. * HAZARDS: STRONG...GUSTY WINDS AND SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES: LOWS ARE FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S TO AROUND 30 TONIGHT. * TIMING: THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES DROPPING BELOW FREEZING ARE EXPECTED FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 MPH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND CREATE ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ012>016-030>032-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-079>083-087>089-092-093- 096-509>522-091500- /O.UPG.KAKQ.FZ.A.0002.160410T0400Z-160410T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KAKQ.FZ.W.0002.160410T0400Z-160410T1300Z/ NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-FLUVANNA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-CAROLINE- MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-BRUNSWICK- DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX- SURRY-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-WESTERN LOUISA- EASTERN LOUISA-WESTERN HANOVER-EASTERN HANOVER- WESTERN CHESTERFIELD-EASTERN CHESTERFIELD-WESTERN HENRICO- EASTERN HENRICO-WESTERN KING WILLIAM-EASTERN KING WILLIAM- WESTERN KING AND QUEEN-EASTERN KING AND QUEEN-WESTERN ESSEX- EASTERN ESSEX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE... ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND...SOUTH HILL... CREWE...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...EMPORIA... WAKEFIELD...FRANKLIN...LOUISA...MINERAL...ASHLAND... MECHANICSVILLE...MIDLOTHIAN...BON AIR...CHESTERFIELD...CHESTER... COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...SANDSTON...AYLETT...KING WILLIAM... WEST POINT...KING AND QUEEN COURTHOUSE...TAPPAHANNOCK... DUNNSVILLE 259 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREAS AFFECTED: CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND INTERIOR EASTERN VIRGINIA...AND INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS: SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES: LOWS ARE FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S TONIGHT. * TIMING: FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
6 follow-up statements
724 WWUS71 KAKQ 091405 NPWAKQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1005 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016 MDZ021>025-NCZ017-102-VAZ075>078-084>086-090-095-097>100-523>525- 092030- /O.CON.KAKQ.FZ.W.0002.160410T0400Z-160410T1300Z/ /O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160410T1000Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- WESTERN CURRITUCK-EASTERN CURRITUCK-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND- NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-JAMES CITY- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON- YORK-NEWPORT NEWS-HAMPTON/POQUOSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD... PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...COROLLA...WILLIAMSBURG... CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EXMORE...CAPE CHARLES... CHEAPSIDE...FISHERMANS ISLAND...KIPTOPEKE... KIPTOPEKE STATE PARK...PLANTATION 1005 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY... * AREAS AFFECTED: EASTERN VIRGINIA...COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE. * HAZARDS: STRONG...GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES: LOWS ARE FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S TO AROUND 30 LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING: THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TEMPERATURES DROPPING BELOW FREEZING ARE EXPECTED FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND CREATE ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ012>016-030>032-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-079>083-087>089-092-093- 096-509>522-092030- /O.CON.KAKQ.FZ.W.0002.160410T0400Z-160410T1300Z/ NORTHAMPTON-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-FLUVANNA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-CAROLINE- MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-BRUNSWICK- DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX- SURRY-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-WESTERN LOUISA- EASTERN LOUISA-WESTERN HANOVER-EASTERN HANOVER- WESTERN CHESTERFIELD- EASTERN CHESTERFIELD (INCLUDING COL. HEIGHTS)- WESTERN HENRICO (INCLUDING THE CITY OF RICHMOND)-EASTERN HENRICO- WESTERN KING WILLIAM-EASTERN KING WILLIAM-WESTERN KING AND QUEEN- EASTERN KING AND QUEEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE... ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND...SOUTH HILL... CREWE...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...EMPORIA... WAKEFIELD...BARHAM...GWALTNEY CORNER...BACONS CASTLE... CHIPPOKES STATE PARK...HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE...POOLESVILLE... BOOTH FORK...FRANKLIN...LOUISA...MINERAL...ASHLAND... MECHANICSVILLE...BON AIR...MIDLOTHIAN...CHESTERFIELD...CHESTER... COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...SANDSTON...AYLETT...KING WILLIAM... WEST POINT...KING AND QUEEN COURT HOUSE...TAPPAHANNOCK... DUNNSVILLE 1005 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY... * AREAS AFFECTED: CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND INTERIOR EASTERN VIRGINIA...AND INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS: SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES: LOWS ARE FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S TONIGHT. * TIMING: FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ ALB/LKB
824 WWUS71 KAKQ 091942 NPWAKQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 342 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2016 NCZ102-100300- /O.CAN.KAKQ.FZ.W.0002.160410T0400Z-160410T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KAKQ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160410T0600Z/ EASTERN CURRITUCK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COROLLA 342 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WARNING. * AREAS AFFECTED: NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA OUTER BANKS. * HAZARDS: STRONG...GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TIMING: THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND CREATE ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MDZ021>025-NCZ017-VAZ075>078-084>086-090-095-097>100-523>525- 100300- /O.EXT.KAKQ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160410T0600Z/ /O.CON.KAKQ.FZ.W.0002.160410T0400Z-160410T1300Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- WESTERN CURRITUCK-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER- GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-JAMES CITY-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH- CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS- HAMPTON/POQUOSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD... PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...WILLIAMSBURG... CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EXMORE...CAPE CHARLES... CHEAPSIDE...FISHERMANS ISLAND...KIPTOPEKE... KIPTOPEKE STATE PARK...PLANTATION 342 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY... * AREAS AFFECTED: EASTERN VIRGINIA...AND THE LOWER MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE. * HAZARDS: STRONG...GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES: LOWS ARE FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING: THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THROUGH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURES DROPPING BELOW FREEZING ARE EXPECTED FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND CREATE ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ012>016-030>032-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-079>083-087>089-092-093- 096-509>522-100300- /O.CON.KAKQ.FZ.W.0002.160410T0400Z-160410T1300Z/ NORTHAMPTON-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-FLUVANNA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-CAROLINE- MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-BRUNSWICK- DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX- SURRY-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-WESTERN LOUISA- EASTERN LOUISA-WESTERN HANOVER-EASTERN HANOVER- WESTERN CHESTERFIELD- EASTERN CHESTERFIELD (INCLUDING COL. HEIGHTS)- WESTERN HENRICO (INCLUDING THE CITY OF RICHMOND)-EASTERN HENRICO- WESTERN KING WILLIAM-EASTERN KING WILLIAM-WESTERN KING AND QUEEN- EASTERN KING AND QUEEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE... ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND...SOUTH HILL... CREWE...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...EMPORIA... WAKEFIELD...BARHAM...GWALTNEY CORNER...BACONS CASTLE... CHIPPOKES STATE PARK...HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE...POOLESVILLE... BOOTH FORK...FRANKLIN...LOUISA...MINERAL...ASHLAND... MECHANICSVILLE...BON AIR...MIDLOTHIAN...CHESTERFIELD...CHESTER... COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...SANDSTON...AYLETT...KING WILLIAM... WEST POINT...KING AND QUEEN COURT HOUSE...TAPPAHANNOCK... DUNNSVILLE 342 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY... * AREAS AFFECTED: CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND INTERIOR EASTERN VIRGINIA...AND INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS: SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES: LOWS ARE FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S WEST OF INTERSTATE 95...AND THE MID 20S TO AROUND 30 EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. * TIMING: FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ BROWN
565 WWUS71 KAKQ 100149 NPWAKQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 949 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2016 MDZ021>025-NCZ017-VAZ075>078-084>086-090-095-097>100-523>525- 101300- /O.CAN.KAKQ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160410T0600Z/ /O.CON.KAKQ.FZ.W.0002.160410T0400Z-160410T1300Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- WESTERN CURRITUCK-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER- GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-JAMES CITY-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH- CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS- HAMPTON/POQUOSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD... PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...WILLIAMSBURG... CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EXMORE...CAPE CHARLES... CHEAPSIDE...FISHERMANS ISLAND...KIPTOPEKE... KIPTOPEKE STATE PARK...PLANTATION 949 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. * AREAS AFFECTED: EASTERN VIRGINIA...AND THE LOWER MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE. * HAZARDS: FREEZING TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES: LOWS ARE FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING: TEMPERATURES DROPPING BELOW FREEZING ARE EXPECTED FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NCZ102-100300- /O.CAN.KAKQ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160410T0600Z/ EASTERN CURRITUCK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COROLLA 949 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ NCZ012>016-030>032-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-079>083-087>089-092-093- 096-509>522-101300- /O.CON.KAKQ.FZ.W.0002.160410T0400Z-160410T1300Z/ NORTHAMPTON-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-FLUVANNA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-CAROLINE- MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-BRUNSWICK- DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX- SURRY-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-WESTERN LOUISA- EASTERN LOUISA-WESTERN HANOVER-EASTERN HANOVER- WESTERN CHESTERFIELD- EASTERN CHESTERFIELD (INCLUDING COL. HEIGHTS)- WESTERN HENRICO (INCLUDING THE CITY OF RICHMOND)-EASTERN HENRICO- WESTERN KING WILLIAM-EASTERN KING WILLIAM-WESTERN KING AND QUEEN- EASTERN KING AND QUEEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE... ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND...SOUTH HILL... CREWE...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...EMPORIA... WAKEFIELD...BARHAM...GWALTNEY CORNER...BACONS CASTLE... CHIPPOKES STATE PARK...HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE...POOLESVILLE... BOOTH FORK...FRANKLIN...LOUISA...MINERAL...ASHLAND... MECHANICSVILLE...BON AIR...MIDLOTHIAN...CHESTERFIELD...CHESTER... COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...SANDSTON...AYLETT...KING WILLIAM... WEST POINT...KING AND QUEEN COURT HOUSE...TAPPAHANNOCK... DUNNSVILLE 949 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT SUNDAY... * AREAS AFFECTED: CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND INTERIOR EASTERN VIRGINIA...AND INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS: SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES: LOWS ARE FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S WEST OF INTERSTATE 95...AND THE MID 20S TO AROUND 30 EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. * TIMING: FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
236 WWUS71 KAKQ 100728 NPWAKQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 328 AM EDT SUN APR 10 2016 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092- 093-095>100-509>525-101300- /O.CON.KAKQ.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160410T1300Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK- BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-FLUVANNA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND- GOOCHLAND-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN- WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK- DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER- MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-SOUTHAMPTON- ISLE OF WIGHT-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE- VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-WESTERN LOUISA- EASTERN LOUISA-WESTERN HANOVER-EASTERN HANOVER- WESTERN CHESTERFIELD-EASTERN CHESTERFIELD-WESTERN HENRICO- EASTERN HENRICO-WESTERN KING WILLIAM-EASTERN KING WILLIAM- WESTERN KING AND QUEEN-EASTERN KING AND QUEEN-WESTERN ESSEX- EASTERN ESSEX-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS-HAMPTON/POQUOSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD... PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...MARGARETTSVILLE... AHOSKIE...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND... SOUTH HILL...CREWE...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL... EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG...FRANKLIN...CHINCOTEAGUE... WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE...LOUISA...MINERAL...ASHLAND... MECHANICSVILLE...MIDLOTHIAN...BON AIR...CHESTERFIELD...CHESTER... COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...SANDSTON...AYLETT...KING WILLIAM... WEST POINT...KING AND QUEEN COURTHOUSE...TAPPAHANNOCK... DUNNSVILLE 328 AM EDT SUN APR 10 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * AREAS AFFECTED: CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...THE LOWER MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS: SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES: LOWS FROM THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. * TIMING: EARLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS: FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
947 WWUS71 KAKQ 101036 NPWAKQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 636 AM EDT SUN APR 10 2016 VAZ095-098-101145- /O.CAN.KAKQ.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160410T1300Z/ NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH- 636 AM EDT SUN APR 10 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WARNING. $$ MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092- 093-096-097-099-100-509>525-101300- /O.CON.KAKQ.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160410T1300Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK- BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-FLUVANNA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND- GOOCHLAND-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN- WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK- DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER- MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-SOUTHAMPTON- ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- WESTERN LOUISA-EASTERN LOUISA-WESTERN HANOVER-EASTERN HANOVER- WESTERN CHESTERFIELD-EASTERN CHESTERFIELD-WESTERN HENRICO- EASTERN HENRICO-WESTERN KING WILLIAM-EASTERN KING WILLIAM- WESTERN KING AND QUEEN-EASTERN KING AND QUEEN-WESTERN ESSEX- EASTERN ESSEX-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS-HAMPTON/POQUOSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD... PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...MARGARETTSVILLE... AHOSKIE...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND... SOUTH HILL...CREWE...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL... EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG...FRANKLIN...CHINCOTEAGUE... WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE...LOUISA...MINERAL...ASHLAND... MECHANICSVILLE...MIDLOTHIAN...BON AIR...CHESTERFIELD...CHESTER... COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...SANDSTON...AYLETT...KING WILLIAM... WEST POINT...KING AND QUEEN COURTHOUSE...TAPPAHANNOCK... DUNNSVILLE 636 AM EDT SUN APR 10 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * AREAS AFFECTED: CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...THE LOWER MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS: SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES: LOWS FROM THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. * TIMING: EARLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS: FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
599 WWUS71 KAKQ 101258 NPWAKQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 858 AM EDT SUN APR 10 2016 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092- 093-096-097-099-100-509>525-101400- /O.CAN.KAKQ.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160410T1300Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- NORTHAMPTON-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-WESTERN CURRITUCK- BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-FLUVANNA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND- GOOCHLAND-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN- WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK- DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER- MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-SOUTHAMPTON- ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-ACCOMACK-WESTERN LOUISA- EASTERN LOUISA-WESTERN HANOVER-EASTERN HANOVER- WESTERN CHESTERFIELD- EASTERN CHESTERFIELD (INCLUDING COL. HEIGHTS)- WESTERN HENRICO (INCLUDING THE CITY OF RICHMOND)-EASTERN HENRICO- WESTERN KING WILLIAM-EASTERN KING WILLIAM-WESTERN KING AND QUEEN- EASTERN KING AND QUEEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-YORK- NEWPORT NEWS-HAMPTON/POQUOSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD... PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...MARGARETTSVILLE... AHOSKIE...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND... SOUTH HILL...CREWE...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL... EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...BARHAM...GWALTNEY CORNER...BACONS CASTLE... CHIPPOKES STATE PARK...HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE...POOLESVILLE... BOOTH FORK...WILLIAMSBURG...FRANKLIN...CHINCOTEAGUE... WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EXMORE...CAPE CHARLES...CHEAPSIDE... FISHERMANS ISLAND...KIPTOPEKE...KIPTOPEKE STATE PARK... PLANTATION...LOUISA...MINERAL...ASHLAND...MECHANICSVILLE... BON AIR...MIDLOTHIAN...CHESTERFIELD...CHESTER... COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...SANDSTON...AYLETT...KING WILLIAM... WEST POINT...KING AND QUEEN COURT HOUSE...TAPPAHANNOCK... DUNNSVILLE 858 AM EDT SUN APR 10 2016 ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WARNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING. $$ BROWN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this freeze warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this freeze warning went out at Apr 8, 9:28 PM EDT, 5 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 9:28 PM EDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
928 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY LOW PRESSURE
PASSING JUST NORTH OF THE DELMARVA SATURDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN LATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE HIGH MOVES OFFSHORE EARLY
NEXT WEEK. THE NEXT COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION TUESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 8 AM SATURDAY MORNING/...
A STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS SWINGING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GREAT
LAKES THIS EVENING AND THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW AND COLD FRONT
ARE SLIDING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY THIS EVENING. AHEAD OF THIS
FRONT THE RADAR SHOWS LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS MOVING INTO WV AND
WRN VA. AS THE FORCING SLIDES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...THE MODELS
SHOW MORE SHOWERS DEVELOPING AND SLIDING ACROSS THE REGION
OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE MAIN ISSUE IMPACTING THIS
SYSTEM IS HOW MUCH MOISTURE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE FRONT. THE
SFC MOISTURE IS LACKING WITH DEWPOINT IN THE LOW 30S FOR MOST
AREAS...EXCEPT NEAR THE COAST. SOME INITIAL RADAR ECHOS HAVE BEEN
WITH CEILINGS AROUND 8K FT BUT NOT REACHING THE GROUND. EXPECT
THAT ONCE THE BETTER FORCING ARRIVES...SOME OF THE RAIN WILL REACH
THE GROUND...BUT QPF SHOULD BE A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS. THE
STRONGEST FORCING SHOULD BE TO THE NORTH FROM LKU EASTWARD TO SBY.
HAVE KEPT PCPN AS ALL RAIN WITH THE SFC AND EVEN UP THROUGH 925 MB
STAYING ABOVE FREEZING. IF ANY PCPN DOES COME DOWN HARD
ENOUGH...COULD SEE A BRIEF RAIN SNOW MIX...BUT NOT CONFIDENT
ENOUGH TO ADD TO THE FORECAST. HAVE KEPT THE TEMP FORECAST
OVERNIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO AROUND 40 DEGREES ONCE THE
COLD FRONT SLIDES THROUGH BY 12Z ON SAT. EXPECT THAT THE WINDS
WILL WAIT TO REALLY PICK UP UNTIL SATURDAY MIDDAY WHEN THE MIXING
REALLY PICKS UP AND THE SFC LOW BEGINS TO DEEPEN OFF THE NJ COAST.
HAVE LEFT THE CURRENT TIMING OF THE WIND ADVISORY AND FREEZE WATCH
IN PLACE.
PREV DISCUSSION...
VERY WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA LATE THIS AFTN WILL GIVE WAY
TO INCREASING CLOUDS THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A PRE-FRONTAL BOUNDARY.
THIS BOUNDARY WILL PASS ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION LATE
TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY THE ASSOCIATED SFC LOW TWD MORNING. THIS
SYSTEM WILL BRING A QUICK SHOT OF PRECIPITATION TO CNTRL VA WEST
OF RICHMOND WITH MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHOWERS NORTH OF RICHMOND...THE
NRN NECK AND THE MD/VA EASTERN SHORE. A LULL IN WEST WINDS IS
ANTICIPATED THIS EVENING BUT WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 10-15 MPH
BEHIND THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. DESPITE A COOLER AIRMASS MOVING INTO
THE REGION...THE LATE NIGHT MIXING WILL PREVENT TEMPERATURES FROM
PLUMMETING OVERNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 30S FAR NW...UPPER 30S
SCNTRL/ERN VA...LOWER 40S FAR SE COASTAL AREAS OF VA/NE NC. A
DECENT SHORTWAVE ACCOMPANYING THE SFC LOW MAY PROVIDE ENOUGH LIFT
THROUGH THE DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE AND OVERALL INSTABILITY ALOFT TO
DRIVE WET BULB ZERO HEIGHTS TO THE SFC CLOSER TO DAYBREAK. BULK OF
PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN SHOWERS... HOWEVER A
RAIN/SNOW MIX AND MAYBE EVEN A BRIEF LIGHT SNOW SHOWER WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN LOUISA/HANOVER/CAROLINE COUNTIES DURING THIS PRE-DAWN
TIMEFRAME. NO SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
&&
.SHORT TERM /8 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY/...
SFC LOW EXITS THE DELMARVA LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTN...KEEPING
PRECIP PRIMARILY FOCUSED ACROSS THE NRN NECK AND MD/VA EASTERN
SHORE THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE DAY. AS VORT MAX SHIFTS OVERHEAD
MID-LATE MORNING...DRY SLOTTING ALOFT SHOULD CAUSE SHOWERS TO
DIMINISH AND BECOME MORE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED. THIS SHOULD BE
SHORT-LIVED AS ANOTHER SHORTWAVE DIVES INTO THIS AREA DURING THE
LATE AFTN/EARLY EVENING...ENHANCING WRAPAROUND SHOWERS ONCE AGAIN
OVER THE NRN NECK AND MD/VA EASTERN SHORE. MAIN DIFFERENCE HERE IS
THAT A MODIFIED CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE BUILDING INTO THE
REGION FROM THE WEST...ALLOWING COLDER AIR TO GET PULLED INTO THE
DEPARTING LOW. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ARE ANTICIPATED TO CHANGEOVER TO
A RAIN/SNOW MIX AS THIS OCCURS...BECOMING PRIMARILY LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS AROUND SUNSET. WITH PRECIPITATION WANING AS THE COLDER AIR
STARTS TO TAKE HOLD...ONLY LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN
ONE HALF INCH ARE ANTICIPATED AND MAINLY ON GRASSY OR ELEVATED
SFCS. OVERALL...MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO PWATS AROUND
0.25 INCHES OR LESS SO DO NOT EXPECT VERY MUCH IN THE WAY OF
LIQUID ACCUMULATIONS. HIGH TEMPERATURE FORECAST MAY BE TRICKY AS
TEMPS STRUGGLE TO REACH THE UPPER 40S NW TO LOWER 50S SE UNDER
VARIABLY SUNNY/CLOUDY SKIES.
GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN ON SATURDAY AS THE SFC LOW
RAPIDLY DEEPENS OFFSHORE OF THE NJ/NEW ENGLAND COAST. THE SFC
PRESSURE GRADIENT BTWN THE LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS
THE OHIO/TN VALLEYS WILL ALSO INCREASE RAPIDLY WITH GUSTY WEST
WINDS DEVELOPING QUICKLY BY MID MORNING. HIGH RES MODELS SHOWING
STRONG LOW LEVEL MIXING WITH WIND GUSTS OF 30-40 MPH COMMON ACROSS
MOST OF THE AREA INTO SAT NIGHT AND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ALONG
THE COAST. WILL GO AHEAD AND ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY OVER COASTAL
COUNTIES (INCLUDING THE MD/VA EASTERN SHORE) FROM 1000 AM THROUGH
SAT NIGHT. EXPECTED WINDS/WIND GUSTS WILL BE JUST BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA FARTHER INLAND AND WILL THEREFORE KEEP WIND GUST MENTION
IN THE HWO FOR THESE AREAS.
BY SATURDAY EVENING...THE SFC LOW MOVES OFFSHORE AND MODIFIED
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO PREDOMINATE AS IT BUILD INTO THE
REGION FROM THE WEST. TEMPERATURES WILL EASILY FALL INTO THE 30S
SATURDAY NIGHT WITH THE HIGH BUILDING IN. WINDS SLOWLY BECOME CALM
FROM WEST TO EAST WHICH WILL ALLOW TEMPS TO DROP INTO THE
LOW-MID 20S INLAND WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR FREEZING
CLOSER TO THE COAST. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT AFTER
MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MID SUNDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE...HIGH
PRESSURE SLIDES ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY AS WINDS BECOME MORE WSW
AND DIMINISH. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES SHOULD PREVAIL WITH HIGHS
REACHING THE MID 50S INLAND...UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S BEACHES. HIGH
PRESSURE SLIDES OFFSHORE SUN NIGHT AND A MODERATING TREND WILL
BEGIN. EXPECT LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S. SW RETURN FLOW
DEVELOPS MON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. TEMPERATURES
CONTINUE THEIR WARMING TREND WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S INLAND...
MID 60S BEACHES.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
MEDIUM RANGE PERIOD CHARACTERIZED BY QUICK MOVING COLD FRONT
CROSSING THE REGION TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT. HAVE BUMPED POPS INTO
LIKELY RANGE DURING THIS PERIOD. WILL GO WITH A SILENT POP OR LESS
FOR WEDNESDAY. FROM THERE ON, EPS/EURO HANDLING SOUTHERN STREAM
ENERGY A BIT DIFFERENTLY FOR THE LATE WEEK PERIOD, WITH SUBSEQUENT
SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN SENSIBLE WX. GFS/GEFS IS NOW A BIT
QUICKER TO CLEAR THE UPPER LOW (AND ASSOCIATED SFC FEATURE) THU/FRI,
WHILE THE OP EURO/EPS ARE SLOWER TO CLEAR THESE FEATURES, DEVELOPING
A COOL AIR WEDGE FOR LATE NEXT WEEK. WILL FAVOR THE SLOWER SOLUTION
FOR RIGHT NOW AND BEEFED UP SKY COVER/KEPT TEMPS BELOW CLIMO FOR
LATE NEXT WEEK AFTER A MILD START, WHILE MAINTAINING A LOW CHANCE
POP. IF THE GFS SOLUTION DOES PAN OUT, TEMPS WILL REMAIN AOA CLIMO
NUMBERS THROUGH THE PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION /01Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SRN GREAT LAKES MOVES ESE INTO SE
PA/DELMARVA OVERNIGHT INTO SAT MORNING. EXPECTING INCREASING
CLOUDS TONIGHT...ALONG WITH A CHANCE FOR -RA KRIC/KPHF/KORF/KECG
AND -RASN FOR KSBY AFT 07Z/09. BKN/OVC CIGS TO AVG 3-6 K FT.
SOMEWHAT UNSETTLED CONDS PERSIST THROUGH SAT...AS AN UPR LVL TROF
LINGERS OVR THE REGION RESULTING IN GUSTY MAINLY W/NW WINDS AND
VRBL CLDS-PARTLY CLOUDY CONDS W/ A SLGT CHC OF PCPN. WINDS
EXPECTED TO GUST TO AT LEAST 30-35 KT ALL AREAS BY MIDDAY SAT INTO
SAT EVENING.
SFC HI PRES BUILDS INTO THE RGN SUN-MON PROVIDING VFR CONDS AND
LESS WIND. NEXT SYSTEM MON NIGHT-TUE TO BRING NEXT CHANCE FOR
RAIN.
&&
.MARINE...
WILL DROP SCA OVER THE BAY WITH AFTN FORECAST ISSUANCE. WILL START
GALE WARNING AT SUNRISE WITH COLD FRONT CROSSING THE WATERS EARLY
SAT MORNING. WIND WILL VEER AROUND TO THE SSE TONIGHT, BEFORE
BECOMING W-SW LATE TONIGHT AND RAMPING UP TO MARGINAL SCA
PRE-FRONTAL LATE TONIGHT. STRONG CAA DEVELOPS LATE SAT MORNING/AFTN
AND CONTS INTO SAT NGT, AS ANOMALOUS UPR LVL TROUGH AND SFC LO
PRES TRACK ACRS THE RGN.
SIGNIFICANT STRENGTHENING OF THE SFC LOW OFFSHORE OF THE JERSEY
COAST SAT AFTN/NIGHT BEFORE LIFTING NE TOWARD CAPE COD LATE SAT
NGT WILL LEAD TO INCREASED NW WINDS. 3-HR PRESSURE RISES OF 6-8MB
PUSH ACROSS THE AREA, WITH GALES EXPECTED OVER ALL WATERS
BEGINNING SAT AFTN...CONTINUING INTO LATE SAT NGT. GALE WARNINGS
CONTINUE WITH SAME TIMING, BUT MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED FARTHER
INTO SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS DEPENDING ON HOW
QUICKLY STRONG CAA WANES. LOW PROB FOR OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE
GUSTS ON THE NRN COASTAL WATERS SAT EVE...BUT PROBS REMAIN TOO LOW
FOR STORM WARNINGS ATTM.
WINDS DIMINISH ON SUN AS MODIFYING ARCTIC AIRMASS SETTLES ACROSS
THE RGN. ANOTHER PD OF SUB-SCA CONDS RETURNS FOR LT IN THE WKND AS
HI PRESSURE REBUILDS OVR THE WATERS. ONCE HIGH PRES OFF THE CST BY
MON...SOME INCRS IN SSW WINDS XPCD.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
ENHANCED RISK FOR FIRE DANGER REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 800 PM
TONIGHT.
A RED FLAG WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED FOR CNTRL VA (PRIMARILY
ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 64) AND NE NC (EXCEPT OUTER BANKS
CURRITUCK). GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND MINIMUM RH
VALUES FALLING CLOSE TO 20 PERCENT WILL ALLOW FINE FUELS TO DRY
OUT EVEN MORE THAN TODAY. ENHANCED FIRE DANGER STATEMENTS ARE
ANTICIPATED FOR THE PENINSULA TO PORTSMOUTH/NORFOLK AND VIRGINIA
BEACH ONCE CURRENT STATEMENT EXPIRES AT 800 PM TONIGHT. ANOTHER
TIER OF COUNTIES ALONG/NORTH OF INTERSTATE 64 MAY NEED TO BE
ADDED TO ENHANCED RISK AREA...BUT NEED TO OBSERVE PRECIP TRENDS
WITH INCOMING FRONT/SHORTWAVE AND DETERMINE WHERE THICKER CLOUD
COVER WILL KEEP RH VALUES ELEVATED. COORDINATION WITH STATE FOREST
OFFICIALS WILL BE ONGOING TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
LOW WATER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT/SUNDAY DUE TO A 12-18 HR
PERIOD OF NW GALES EXPECTED SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
&&
.CLIMATE...
RECORD LOWS SUNDAY (APRIL 10TH):
* RICHMOND: 23 (1985)
* NORFOLK: 31 (1972)
* SALISBURY: 21 (2007)
* ELIZABETH CITY: 26 (1985)
&&
.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
FOR MDZ021>025.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR
MDZ021>025.
NC...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
FOR NCZ012>017-030>032-102.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR
NCZ012>017-030>032.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR
NCZ017-102.
VA...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
FOR VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092-093-095>100-
509>525.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR VAZ048-
060>062-065>069-079>082-087>089-092-093-096-097-513>516.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR
VAZ075>078-084>086-095-097>100-523>525.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR
ANZ630>638-650-652-654-656-658.
&&
SYNOPSIS...BMD
NEAR TERM...BMD/ESS
SHORT TERM...BMD
LONG TERM...MAM
AVIATION...LKB/DAP
MARINE...ALB/MAM
FIRE WEATHER...
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
CLIMATE...Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 8, 6:01 PM EDT, 8 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 601 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 MDZ021>025-NCZ102-VAZ075>078-084>086-099-100-092215- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- EASTERN CURRITUCK-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER- GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON- 601 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MARYLAND...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EASTERN VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. FREEZE WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ095-098-523>525-092215- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS-HAMPTON/POQUOSON- 601 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. INCREASED FIRE DANGER. WIND ADVISORY. FREEZE WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ017-VAZ097-092215- WESTERN CURRITUCK-CHESAPEAKE- 601 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. RED FLAG WARNING. WIND ADVISORY. FREEZE WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ012>016-030>032-VAZ048-060>062-065>069-079>082-087>089-092-093- 096-513>516-092215- NORTHAMPTON-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-FLUVANNA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-MECKLENBURG- LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE- CHARLES CITY-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT- SUFFOLK-WESTERN CHESTERFIELD- EASTERN CHESTERFIELD (INCLUDING COL. HEIGHTS)- WESTERN HENRICO (INCLUDING THE CITY OF RICHMOND)-EASTERN HENRICO- 601 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. RED FLAG WARNING. FREEZE WATCH. ADDITIONALLY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ064-083-509>512-517>522-092215- CAROLINE-NEW KENT-WESTERN LOUISA-EASTERN LOUISA-WESTERN HANOVER- EASTERN HANOVER-WESTERN KING WILLIAM-EASTERN KING WILLIAM- WESTERN KING AND QUEEN-EASTERN KING AND QUEEN-WESTERN ESSEX- EASTERN ESSEX- 601 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZE WATCH. ADDITIONALLY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ090-092215- JAMES CITY- 601 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. INCREASED FIRE DANGER. FREEZE WATCH. ADDITIONALLY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 8, 11:39 PM EDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1139 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 NCZ102-VAZ090-095-098-523>525-091100- EASTERN CURRITUCK-JAMES CITY-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-VIRGINIA BEACH- YORK-NEWPORT NEWS-HAMPTON/POQUOSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COROLLA...WILLIAMSBURG 1139 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...INCREASED FIRE DANGER FOR THE PENINSULA AND EASTERN TIDEWATER AREAS ON SATURDAY... DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS AVERAGING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. THE BREEZY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH DRY FINE FUELS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER THREAT ACROSS SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED SATURDAY AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED. VIRGINIA RESIDENTS ARE REMINDED THAT OPEN BURNING IS PROHIBITED BEFORE 4 PM EACH DAY THROUGH APRIL 30TH. PLEASE EXERCISE CAUTION IF HANDLING ANY POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCE...INCLUDING MACHINERY... CIGARETTES AND MATCHES...TO PREVENT THE DEVELOPMENT OR SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. ESS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 10:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews | 45 min |
| Apr 9, 11:08 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 37 min | |
| Apr 9, 11:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton, York, City of Chesapeake and 7 more | 51 min |
| Apr 9, 11:42 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 93 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.