HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1228 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST SAT DEC 19 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
LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES WILL EMERGE
INTO THE ATLANTIC OFF THE CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. A
WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING TONIGHT. PLEASE SEE
THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE /WSWLWX/ FOR DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM...UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ALONG WEST-FACING SLOPES IN THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS SUNDAY AND
MONDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ON-STATION SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...SKYWARN WILL BE OPERATING REMOTELY. PLEASE RELAY ANY
SNOW ACCUMULATION REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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