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Small Craft Advisory 217, NWS Baltimore/Washington

October 30, 2021

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this small craft advisory at Oct 30, 2021, 12:37 PM EDT. It took effect at Oct 31, 2021, 5:39 AM EDT. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 30, 2021, 12:37 PM EDT (16:37 UTC)
In effect from: Oct 31, 2021, 5:39 AM EDT
Expired: Nov 1, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft 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 small craft advisory went out at Oct 29, 2:57 PM EDT, 21 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 29, 2:57 PM EDT, 21 hours 40 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 29, 7:51 PM EDT, 16 hours 46 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 29, 8:34 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper	57 min
Oct 30, 2:01 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		14 hr
Oct 30, 4:22 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more	49 hr
Oct 30, 12:37 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		17 hr
Oct 30, 1:42 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Prince George's	15 hr

Nearby

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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.