HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 400 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN MARYLAND
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GARRETT COUNTY.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FAVORED WESTERN
SLOPES THROUGH TONIGHT. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR
DETAILS.
IN ADDITION...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL COUNTIES
WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE BEGINNING AT 7PM TONIGHT...AND FOR COUNTIES
IN THE BALTIMORE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA BEGINNING AT
MIDNIGHT. WIND GUSTS WILL REACH 50 MPH...AND WILL ALSO CREATE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHERE IT FALLS.
WIND CHILLS WILL DROP BELOW ZERO IN THE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY ACROSS WEST-
FACING SLOPES ALONG THE ALLEGHENY FRONT. SEE THE LATEST WINTER
WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.
WIND ADVISORIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 2PM TUESDAY WEST OF THE
BLUE RIDGE...AND THROUGH 6PM TUESDAY IN THE WASHINGTON BALTIMORE
METRO AREA. GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE RIDGE TOPS.
A STORM SYSTEM FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES WILL BRING A
POSSIBILITY OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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