Hazardous Weather Outlook

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
633 PM EST WED MAR 10 2010
ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057-
111000-
CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR-
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-EASTERN BAY-
CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER-
PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD-
TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH
ISLAND-DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-
CALVERT-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-
633 PM EST WED MAR 10 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
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY APPROACHING FROM THE MIDWEST WILL
BRING RAIN TO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A
PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WILL ENHANCE THE
FLOOD THREAT ACROSS THE AREA. A FLOOD WATCH EVENTUALLY MAY BE
WARRANTED FOR FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS...RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS.
PERSISTENT EASTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE SURFACE LOW
MAY RESULT IN MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING FRIDAY THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE LOWER TIDAL POTOMAC
RIVER AND MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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MDZ003>005-009-010-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-036>040-042-050-051-501-
502-WVZ050>055-501>504-111000-
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-HIGHLAND-
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-
NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-
CULPEPER-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-
BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-PENDLETON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-
WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-
633 PM EST WED MAR 10 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...TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY APPROACHING FROM THE MIDWEST WILL
BRING RAIN TO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS
SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FLOODING ALONG THE NORTH
BRANCH OF THE POTOMAC RIVER FROM RAIN AND SNOW MELT BEGINNING
THURSDAY EVENING...WHERE A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY
EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR FLOODING OF RIVERS AND SMALL
STREAMS.
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WILL ENHANCE THE
FLOOD THREAT ACROSS THE POTOMAC RIVER BASIN AND IN SMALL STREAMS.
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
$$
LASORSA/KRAMAR

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