HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1034 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2010
Expiration: 500 AM EST SUN JAN 03 2010
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 STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT FOR
WESTERN PORTIONS OF ALLEGANY...GRANT AND MINERAL COUNTIES. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN PORTIONS OF
PENDLETON AND HIGHLAND COUNTIES. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW
SHOWERS IS EXPECTED ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE ALLEGHENY
FRONT IN BOTH THE WARNING AND ADVISORY AREAS.
WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING LATE THIS
MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TODAY THROUGH 3 AM
TONIGHT.
WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND
TONIGHT IN PORTIONS OF THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS. A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND LIKELY
WILL NEED TO BE EXTENDED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY
MORNING IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS...WITH READINGS AS LOW AS ZERO
IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE TO THE WESTERN
MOUNTAINS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...
PLEASE RELAY SNOW TOTALS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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