Alert archive / Virginia / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 8, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this gale warning at Feb 12, 2016, 3:46 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 12, 2016, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for 30 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2016, 3:46 AM EST (08:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 12, 2016, 6:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2016, 11:49 PM EST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
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550 WHUS71 KLWX 120846 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 346 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ANZ531>534-537-539>541-543-121700- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-160212T1100Z/ /O.UPG.KLWX.SC.Y.0031.160212T2300Z-160213T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.GL.W.0008.160212T2300Z-160214T1100Z/ 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 COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA- CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-EASTERN BAY- CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER- TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND- 346 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ530-538-542-121700- /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-160212T1100Z/ /O.UPG.KLWX.SC.Y.0031.160212T2300Z-160213T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.GL.W.0008.160212T2300Z-160214T1100Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD- PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR- PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD- 346 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ535-536-121700- /O.UPG.KLWX.SC.Y.0031.160212T2300Z-160213T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.GL.W.0008.160212T2300Z-160214T1100Z/ TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD- 346 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
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461 WHUS71 KLWX 121116 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 616 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ANZ531>534-537-539>541-543-121930- /O.EXP.KLWX.SC.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-160212T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0008.160212T2300Z-160214T1100Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA- CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-EASTERN BAY- CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER- TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND- 616 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ530-538-542-121930- /O.EXP.KLWX.SC.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-160212T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0008.160212T2300Z-160214T1100Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD- PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR- PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD- 616 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ535-536-121930- /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0008.160212T2300Z-160214T1100Z/ TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD- 616 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
376 WHUS71 KLWX 121336 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 836 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ANZ530>543-122145- /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0008.160212T2300Z-160214T1100Z/ 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- 836 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * WINDS...34 TO 47 KNOTS WITHIN THE GALE WARNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
542 WHUS71 KLWX 121416 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 916 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ANZ530>543-122230- /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0008.160212T2300Z-160214T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.UP.Y.0001.160213T0800Z-160214T1100Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA- PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR- CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-EASTERN BAY- CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER- PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD- TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND- 916 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 34 TO 47 KNOT GUSTS. * FREEZING SPRAY...LIGHT TO MODERATE ICE ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. && $$ JACKSON
704 WHUS71 KLWX 122032 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 332 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ANZ530>543-130445- /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0008.160212T2300Z-160214T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.UP.Y.0001.160213T0800Z-160214T1100Z/ 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- 332 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 34 TO 47 KNOT GUSTS. * FREEZING SPRAY...LIGHT TO MODERATE ICE ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. && $$
931 WHUS71 KLWX 122145 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 445 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ANZ530>543-130545- /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0008.160212T2300Z-160214T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.UP.Y.0001.160213T0800Z-160214T1100Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA- PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR- CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-EASTERN BAY- CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER- PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD- TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND- 445 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 34 TO 47 KNOT GUSTS. * FREEZING SPRAY...LIGHT TO MODERATE ICE ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. && $$
152 WHUS71 KLWX 130450 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1150 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ANZ530>543-131300- /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160214T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.UP.Y.0001.160213T0800Z-160214T1100Z/ 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- 1150 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 34 TO 47 KNOT GUSTS. * FREEZING SPRAY...LIGHT TO MODERATE ICE ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. && $$
459 WHUS71 KLWX 130835 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 335 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ANZ530>543-131645- /O.EXT.KLWX.UP.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160214T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160214T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.SC.Y.0032.160214T1100Z-160214T1800Z/ 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- 335 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 34 TO 47 KNOT GUSTS. * FREEZING SPRAY...LIGHT TO MODERATE ICE ACCUMULATIONS. * WINDS...18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
963 WHUS71 KLWX 131439 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 939 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ANZ530>543-132245- /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160214T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.UP.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160214T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0032.160214T1100Z-160214T1800Z/ 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- 939 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 34 TO 47 KNOT GUSTS. * FREEZING SPRAY...LIGHT TO MODERATE ICE ACCUMULATIONS. * WINDS...18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
689 WHUS71 KLWX 132238 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 538 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ANZ530>543-140645- /O.CON.KLWX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160214T1100Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.UP.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160214T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.SC.Y.0032.160214T1100Z-160214T1800Z/ 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- 538 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 34 TO 47 KNOT GUSTS WITH GALE WARNING. * FREEZING SPRAY...LIGHT TO MODERATE ICE ACCUMULATIONS. * WINDS...18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
264 WHUS71 KLWX 140449 MWWLWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1149 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ANZ530>543-141300- /O.CAN.KLWX.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160214T1100Z/ /O.EXT.KLWX.SC.Y.0032.160214T0449Z-160214T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLWX.UP.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160214T1800Z/ 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- 1149 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. * FREEZING SPRAY...LIGHT TO MODERATE ICE ACCUMULATIONS. * WINDS...18 TO 33 KNOTS WITHIN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Feb 12, 3:37 AM EST, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 3:37 AM EST, 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
337 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. A STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WITH ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING IN ITS WAKE FOR THE WEEKEND. LOW PRESSURE WILL IMPACT THE
AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
HIPRES ATOP CWFA ATTM. HWVR...HIGH CLDS ALREADY STREAMING EWD. SHUD
GET MID DECK SOON TOO...AS WE ENTER A BRIEF PERIOD OF WAA. THE THEME
FOR THE DAY WILL BE FOR THICKENING/LOWERING CLDS...AHD OF A NRN
STREAM S/WV AND REINFORCING CDFNT. SCT-NMRS SHSN SHUD ACCOMPANY
THELIFT AHD OF THE FNT...WHICH MAY MAKE IT TO I-81 BY THE END OF
THEDAY TEMPS ONLY A PINCH HIER THAN YDA...AND STILL WAY BLO AVG.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
CFP TNGT...BRINGING A HOST OF POTL HAZARDS. ISSUES ARE WINDS...
SNOW... AND WIND CHILL.
SNOW...PARAMETERS LOOKING FAVORABLE FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW
COINCIDENT W/ THE FNT TNGT. SCALE OF THREAT LKLY FINER THAN
GDNC...SO AM ABV MOS. ACCUMS WUD BE UNDER AN INCH...AND WUD BE ONT
HE ERN SHORE BEFORE MIDNGT.
IN THE MTNS...THE TRAJ FVRBL FOR UPSLP TNGT-SAT...AND THE DRY AMS
WUD LEAD TO A HIGH SNOW RATIO. THIS WL ACCUM SVRL INCHES. HWVR...AM
JUST UNDER ADVY CRITERIA...WHICH IS SOMEWHAT FITTING SINCE SNOW
GROWTH ZONE LOW...AND NOT INTERSECTING THE BEST LIFT.
WINDS...ATMOS WL BE WELL MIXED IN STRONG CAA POST-FRONT. MDL SNDGS
SUGGEST 30-SOMETHING KT GUSTS. WUDNT RULE OUT A FEW 40 KTS.
CONFIDENCE NOT QUITE THERE FOR WIND ADVYS. ADMITTEDLY ITS CLOSE FOR
THE MTNS.
TEMPS...CONTINING TEMP FCSTS ON THE LOW END OF GDNC...BOTH MIN-T
TNGT AND MAXT SAT.
WIND CHILLS...COMBINE THE PREV TWO BULLETS...AND WIND CHILLS WL
DEFINITELY BE A FACTOR. BEST CHC AT ADVY IN THE MTNS. IT FALLS ABT 5-
10 DEGF SHORT ELSW. PROJECTING ONWARD THOUGH...THE MTNS ALMOST
THREATEN WIND CHILL WARNING CRITERIA...SPCLY SAT NGT INTO SUN.
ELSW...FCST VALUES FLIRT W/ ADVY CRITERIA SAT NGT-SUN. MINDFUL THAT
WE/RE SVRL CYCLES OUT...AND NOTHING SEEMS SLAM-DUNK OTHER THAN WIND
CHILL ADVYS IN THE MTNS...WUD RATHER NOT MAKE FIRM WRNG/ADVY
DECISION YET. COGNIZANT OF THE THREAT THO...WL BE ISSUING WIND CHILL
WATCHES FOR THE MTNS...WHERE VALUES ARE THE LOWEST. OTHER COUNTIES
WL BE CARRIED IN THE HWO. HOPEFULLY...LATER SHIFTS WL BE ABLE TO
MAKE BETTER-INFORMED DECISIONS.
BY SUN...THE RDG WL BE OVERHEAD...AND THE ONLY HAZARD LEFT WL BE
COLD TEMPS. MAY HV PCPN RETURNING LT SUN NGT AHD OF NXT SYSTEM. HV
CHCS TO COVER. MORE IN LONG TERM DSCN.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE
RETREATING QUICKLY ON MON WITH MOISTURE ADVANCING QUICKLY NORTHWARD
AHEAD OF A SRN STREAM SYSTEM FOR A POTENTIAL BIG MESS MON-TUE WITH
HEAVY PRECIP AMOUNTS. POTENTIAL FOR 6+ INCHES OF SNOW APPEARS TO BE
MAINLY CONFINED TO THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS WITH SIGNIFICANT ICING FROM
THERE TO THE ROUTE 15 CORRIDOR AND LIGHT WINTRY PRECIP TO MOSTLY
RAIN EAST OF THERE. THERE IS GENERAL CONSENSUS BETWEEN MODELS TO
BRING SFC TEMPS ABV FREEZING EVERYWHERE BY 18Z TUE WITH 50S POSSIBLE
OVER EASTERN AREAS AS H85 TEMPS CLIMB ABV 5C AS STRONG SRLY WINDS
DEVELOP. IN ADDITION TO WINTRY PRECIP CONCERNS...LATEST 00Z ECMWF
INDICATES HEAVY PRECIP AMOUNTS UP TO 3.5 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT
WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLOODING ISSUES. WARMER TEMPS...RUNOFF AND
SNOWMELT COULD LEAD TO ICE JAM FLOODING PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY AFTER
THIS WEEKEND'S FRIGID AIR MASS.
BY MID WEEK...SRN STREAM SYSTEM MERGES/PHASES WITH A NRN STREAM
DISTURBANCE OVER THE NORTHEAST WITH SYSTEM INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
LEADING TO STRONG NW FLOW AND DRYING CONDITIONS.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
PRIMARILY VFR THRU VALID TAF PD. CLDS WL BE OVERSPREADING THE
TERMINALS TDA...FIRST HIGH/MID DECK...AND SHUD HV STCU BY EVNG.
CDFNT COMING THIS EVNG...PERHAPS ACCOMPANIED BY A FEW SHSN. AREAL
CVRG/CONFIDENCE IN A PT FCST THE CONCERN. THUS...THESE DO NOT APPEAR
IN TAFS ATTM. WUD HV BREIF IFR IF AIRFIELD AFFECTED.
WINDS BECOME NW AND PICK UP POST-FRONT...WITH SOME GUSTS IN THE MID
30S AFTR MIDNGT TNGT THRU SAT AFTN.
HIPRES BLDS SAT NGT-SUN. WINDS GRDLY DIMINISHING. NO OTHER
RESTRICTIONS ANTICIPATED.
SIG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION MON-TUE WITH HEAVY WINTRY
PRECIP MON-MON NIGHT ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE ESPECIALLY AT
KCHO...KIAD AND KMRB BEFORE IT TURNS TO ALL RAIN TUE AFTERNOON. IFR
CONDITIONS LIKELY MON-TUE.
&&
.MARINE...
WINDS HV DIMINISHED...AND WL HV A BRIEF PD OF SUB-SCA CONDS TDA INTO
THIS EVNG. CDFNT COMING TNGT...PRODUCING NW WINDS W/ 30-40KT GUSTS.
THREAT WUD LKLY BEGIN ARND/JUST AFTR MIDNGT. FOR SIMPLICITY...HV
RAISED GLW TNGT...AND CARRIED IT THRU SAT NGT. SCA LKLY ON SUN...
WHICH CAN BE ADDRESSED LATER.
SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS LIKELY MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
DC...NONE.
MD...WIND CHILL WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR
MDZ501-502.
VA...WIND CHILL WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR
VAZ503-504.
WV...WIND CHILL WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR
WVZ501>506.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
ANZ530>534-537>543.
GALE WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR
ANZ530>543.
&&
SYNOPSIS...HTS
NEAR TERM...HTS
SHORT TERM...HTS
LONG TERM...LFR
AVIATION...HTS/LFR
MARINE...HTS/LFRHazardous weather outlook, Feb 11, 5:01 PM EST, 10 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 501 PM EST THU FEB 11 2016 ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ011-013-014-016>018-508-VAZ052>057-121115- 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-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES- ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-SOUTHEAST HARFORD- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE- 501 PM EST THU FEB 11 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE NEXT ROUND OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SQUALLS IS LIKELY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF AN ARCTIC FRONT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT ON THE TIDAL WATERS. WINDS MAY GUST TO AROUND 50 MPH INLAND. WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW MINUS FIVE DEGREES ARE LIKELY SATURDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED. THERE IS A SLIGHT THREAT OF A WINTER STORM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MDZ003>006-501>507-VAZ025>031-036>040-050-051-501>508-WVZ050>053- 055-501>506-121115- WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE- EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY- NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTGOMERY- NORTHWEST HOWARD-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD-NORTHWEST HARFORD- AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE- NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-ORANGE-CULPEPER- NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN HIGHLAND- EASTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN LOUDOUN-EASTERN LOUDOUN- NORTHERN VA BLUE RIDGE-CENTRAL VA BLUE RIDGE-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN- BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- EASTERN PENDLETON- 501 PM EST THU FEB 11 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA... NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN MARYLAND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GARRETT COUNTY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE NEXT ROUND OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SQUALLS IS LIKELY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF AN ARCTIC FRONT. NEW WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED WEST OF THE ALLEGHENY FRONT. WINDS MAY GUST TO 50 MPH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW MINUS FIFTEEN ARE LIKELY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THE LOWEST VALUES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN WIND CHILL VALUES MAY DROP BELOW MINUS 20 AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED. ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...THERE IS AN ENHANCED THREAT OF A WINTER STORM WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND A SLIGHT THREAT OF A WINTER STORM EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...THE THREAT INCREASES TO MODERATE WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE WHILE IT REMAINS SLIGHT EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS WILL BE POSSIBLE. PLAN AHEAD TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 3:41 AM EST | Wind Chill Watch | LWX | Highland | 10 hr |
| Feb 12, 9:16 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | LWX | 50 hr | |
| Feb 12, 11:37 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Highland, Loudoun, Spotsylvania and 5 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 12, 1:12 PM EST | Wind Chill Warning | LWX | Highland | 39 hr |
| Feb 12, 1:12 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 43 hr |
| Feb 12, 1:13 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Frederick, Loudoun, City of Alexandria and 3 more | 23 hr |
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