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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Baltimore/Washington

February 8, 201915 counties in Virginia; Allegany County, Maryland; Grant County, Mineral County, Pendleton County, West Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this wind advisory at Feb 8, 2019, 3:28 AM EST for 15 counties in Virginia; Allegany County, Maryland; Grant County, Mineral County, Pendleton County, West Virginia. It took effect at Feb 8, 2019, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 8, 2019, 3:28 AM EST (08:28 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 8, 2019, 6:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 8, 2019, 6:14 PM EST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Baltimore/Washington

Counties Allegany County, MD, Albemarle County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Augusta County, VA, City of Harrisonburg, VA, City of Staunton, VA, City of Waynesboro, VA, Greene County, VA, Highland County, VA, Madison County, VA, Nelson County, VA, Page County, VA, Rappahannock County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Rockingham County, VA, Warren County, VA, Grant County, WV, Mineral County, WV, Pendleton County, WV

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:32 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

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 151 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, Roanoke, VA at 00:00Z on 2019-02-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 39 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Roanoke, VA at 00:00Z on 2019-02-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 245 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
39 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-67 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
978 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
245 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
304 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.2

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Feb 7, 9:39 PM EST, 5 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 9:39 PM EST, 5 hours 49 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 7, 11:15 PM EST, 4 hours 13 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1115 PM EST Thu Feb 7 2019

ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ011-013-014-016>018-508-VAZ052>057-081000-
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-
1115 PM EST Thu Feb 7 2019

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

A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect until 6 AM for the Washington
Metropolitan area, southern Maryland, and the Virginia Piedmont.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

A Gale Warning may be needed for portions of the waters Friday
afternoon into early Saturday.

There is a slight threat for a winter storm Monday and Tuesday. If
the threat materializes, it may cause travel disruptions.

.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>506-081000-
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-
1115 PM EST Thu Feb 7 2019

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

A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect until 6 AM for portions of
northern and central Virginia.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Strong gusty winds are possible behind a cold front on Friday,
especially across the higher elevations. A Wind Advisory may be
required.

There is a slight threat for a winter storm Monday and Tuesday. If
the threat materializes, it may cause travel disruptions.

.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 7, 8:32 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryLWXArlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, King George and 12 more8 hr
Feb 8, 3:36 AM ESTGale WarningLWX14 hr
Feb 8, 11:31 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX30 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Virginia, 2019Wind Advisories in West Virginia, 2019Wind Advisories in Maryland, 2019Every wind advisory in 2019

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.