HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Issue Date: 1237 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2010 Expiration: 445 AM EST SUN JAN 03 2010
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 WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM FOR OCCASIONAL WIND
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH.
A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY AND
TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER THROUGH TONIGHT.
WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND ZERO EXPECTED REST OF TONIGHT
THROUGH THE WASHINGTON DC AND BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREAS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
GALE WARNING CONTINUES ON ALL WATERS THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY EVENING.
THEN A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY ON ALL WATERS.
NORTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY.
A WIND ADVISORY MAY ONCE AGAIN BE REQUIRED.
BLOW OUT TIDES ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND FOR THE UPPER PORTION OF
THE MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY AND UPPER TIDAL POTOMAC...WITH
DEPARTURES AS LOW AS MINUS 2 FEET IN BALTIMORE AND ANNAPOLIS ON
SUNDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...
ANY REPORTS OF HIGH WIND OR WIND RELATED DAMAGE WOULD BE GREATLY
APPRECIATED.
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