WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 255 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
TUESDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
TUESDAY.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
* TEMPERATURES...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE BETWEEN 10
AND 15 DEGREES.
* WINDS...WEST-NORTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE RIDGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 248 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EST
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM
EST TUESDAY.
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE PLAINS WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST
OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED
AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE ACROSS THE RIDGES AS WELL AS WESTERN MARYLAND AND THE
EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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