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Gale Warning 8, NWS Baltimore/Washington

February 28, 2018

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this gale warning at Feb 28, 2018, 3:33 PM EST. It took effect at Mar 1, 2018, 11:00 PM EST. It was in force for 6 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
Feb 28, 2018, 3:33 PM EST (20:33 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 1, 2018, 11:00 PM EST
Expired
Mar 2, 2018, 4:42 AM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Baltimore/Washington

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 28, 2:53 PM EST, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 2:53 PM EST, 40 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 28, 3:11 PM EST, 22 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
311 PM EST Wed Feb 28 2018

ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ011-013-014-016>018-508-VAZ052>057-011000-
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-
311 PM EST Wed Feb 28 2018

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

A High Wind Watch is in effect for the entire area late Thursday
night through Friday night. Wind gusts around 60 mph are possible
during this time, which may result in widespread wind damage and
numerous power outages.

Storm force winds are possible over the waters overnight Thursday
through Friday night. Otherwise, gale conditions are expected
Saturday through Saturday night.

.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>506-011000-
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 Virginia Blue Ridge-Central Virginia Blue Ridge-
Hampshire-Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-Hardy-Western Grant-
Eastern Grant-Western Mineral-Eastern Mineral-Western Pendleton-
Eastern Pendleton-
311 PM EST Wed Feb 28 2018

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

A High Wind Watch is in effect for the entire area Thursday night
through Friday night. Wind gusts around 60 mph are possible
during this time, which may result in widespread wind damage and
numerous power outages.

Accumulating snow is expected overnight Thursday through Friday
for locations along and west of the Allegheny Front. Winter
Weather Headlines may be needed.

.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
Feb 28, 2:52 PM ESTHigh Wind WatchLWXAlbemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more21 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Virginia, 2018Every gale warning in 2018

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.