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Small Craft Advisory 24, NWS Baltimore/Washington

January 28, 2021

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this small craft advisory at Jan 28, 2021, 7:52 PM EST. It took effect at Jan 29, 2021, 12:38 AM EST. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 28, 2021, 7:52 PM EST (00:52 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 29, 2021, 12:38 AM EST
Expired: Jan 30, 2021, 12:09 PM EST
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 Jan 28, 3:47 PM EST, 4 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 3:47 PM EST, 4 hours 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 28, 5:46 PM EST, 2 hours 6 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
546 PM EST Thu Jan 28 2021

ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ008-011-013-014-016>018-504-506-508-
VAZ052>057-292300-
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-Cecil-Southern Baltimore-
Prince Georges-Anne Arundel-Charles-St. Marys-Calvert-
Central and Southeast Montgomery-Central and Southeast Howard-
Southeast Harford-Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park-Fairfax-
Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-Stafford-Spotsylvania-
King George-
546 PM EST Thu Jan 28 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Maryland portion of the
Chesapeake Bay, Tidal Potomac River, and I-95 corridor through
central Maryland, northern Virginia, and District of Columbia.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

A Gale Warning is in effect for the Maryland portion of the
Chesapeake Bay, the tidal Potomac River, and adjoining tidal
estuaries today into tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

A Gale Warning is in effect for the Maryland portion of the
Chesapeake Bay, the tidal Potomac River, and adjoining tidal
estuaries Friday.

There is an enhanced winter storm threat for Sunday and Sunday
night, with a slight winter storm threat Monday and Monday night.
If the threat materializes, it may cause travel disruptions.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MDZ003>006-503-505-507-VAZ025>031-036>040-050-051-501-502-505>508-
WVZ050>053-055-292300-
Washington-Frederick MD-Carroll-Northern Baltimore-
Northwest Montgomery-Northwest Howard-Northwest Harford-Augusta-
Rockingham-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-Nelson-
Albemarle-Greene-Madison-Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper-
Northern Fauquier-Southern Fauquier-Western Loudoun-
Eastern Loudoun-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-
Central Virginia Blue Ridge-Hampshire-Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-
Hardy-
546 PM EST Thu Jan 28 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of eastern West
Virginia, northern and central Virginia, and central and western
Maryland.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

There is an enhanced winter storm threat for Sunday and Sunday
night, with a slight winter storm threat Monday and Monday night.
If the threat materializes, it may cause travel disruptions.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MDZ001-501-502-VAZ503-504-WVZ501>506-292300-
Garrett-Extreme Western Allegany-Central and Eastern Allegany-
Western Highland-Eastern Highland-Western Grant-Eastern Grant-
Western Mineral-Eastern Mineral-Western Pendleton-
Eastern Pendleton-
546 PM EST Thu Jan 28 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Allegheny Front
counties in western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and Highland
County Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect for the higher elevations of
the Allegheny Front in eastern West Virginia and western Virginia
tonight. Wind chills may fall down to -15 degrees Fahrenheit.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect for the higher elevations of
the Allegheny Front in eastern West Virginia and western Virginia
Friday morning. Wind chills may fall down to -15 degrees
Fahrenheit.

There is an enhanced winter storm threat for Sunday and Sunday
night, with a slight winter storm threat Monday and Monday night.
If the threat materializes, it may cause travel disruptions.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

CJL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 29, 12:38 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		29 hr
Jan 29, 2:13 AM EST	Gale Warning	LWX		12 hr
Jan 29, 2:13 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		4 hr
Jan 29, 2:13 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		34 hr
Jan 29, 3:10 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more	23 hr

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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.