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Gale Warning 3, NWS Wakefield, VA

January 11, 2024

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this gale warning at Jan 11, 2024, 3:52 PM EST. It took effect at Jan 12, 2024, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 48 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
Jan 11, 2024, 3:52 PM EST (20:52 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 12, 2024, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 14, 2024, 6:35 PM EST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA

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 Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 11, 3:36 PM EST, 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 3:36 PM EST, 16 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 11, 3:04 PM EST, 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
304 PM EST Thu Jan 11 2024

NCZ012>016-030>032-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075-076-079>083-087>090-
092-093-096-097-509>522-524-122015-
Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Bertie-Chowan-
Perquimans-Fluvanna-Prince Edward-Cumberland-Goochland-Caroline-
Mecklenburg-Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-Powhatan-Westmoreland-Richmond-
Brunswick-Dinwiddie-Prince George-Charles City-New Kent-Greensville-
Sussex-Surry-James City-Southampton-Isle of Wight-Suffolk-Chesapeake-
Western Louisa-Eastern Louisa-Western Hanover-Eastern Hanover-
Western Chesterfield-Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights)-
Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond)-Eastern Henrico-
Western King William-Eastern King William-Western King and Queen-
Eastern King and Queen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-Newport News-
304 PM EST Thu Jan 11 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast North Carolina,
central Virginia, east central Virginia, north central Virginia,
south central Virginia and southeast Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Another strong low pressure system has the potential to bring
locally heavy rain, strong gusty winds, and possibly strong to
severe thunderstorms Friday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MDZ024-025-NCZ017-102-VAZ077-078-084>086-095-098>100-523-525-122015-
Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches-Western Currituck-
Eastern Currituck-Northumberland-Lancaster-Gloucester-Middlesex-
Mathews-Norfolk/Portsmouth-Virginia Beach-Accomack-Northampton-York-
Hampton/Poquoson-
304 PM EST Thu Jan 11 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM EST SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, northeast
North Carolina, eastern Virginia and southeast Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Wind Advisory.

Another strong low pressure system has the potential to bring
locally heavy rain, strong gusty winds, and possibly strong to
severe thunderstorms Friday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MDZ021>023-122015-
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-
304 PM EST Thu Jan 11 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM EST SATURDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Wind Advisory.
   Coastal Flood Watch.

Another strong low pressure system has the potential to bring
locally heavy rain, strong gusty winds, and possibly strong to
severe thunderstorms Friday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 10, 9:32 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQCaroline58 hr
Jan 11, 3:10 PM ESTWind AdvisoryAKQAccomack, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 8 more37 hr
Jan 11, 4:14 PM ESTHigh Surf AdvisoryAKQAccomack, Northampton45 hr
Jan 11, 5:18 AM ESTCoastal Flood WatchAKQDorchester, Somerset, Wicomico34 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.