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Short Term Forecast
District of Columbia (District of Columbia)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 122 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 DCZ001-MDZ016-VAZ030-031-040-042-050>057-501-502-WVZ052-053- 100930- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-CHARLES-WARREN-CLARKE-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN- ORANGE-CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-BERKELEY- JEFFERSON- 122 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 .NOW... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... LIGHT SNOW AND PATCHY FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EXTREME EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OVERNIGHT. THROUGH 4 AM...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE AN INCH OR LESS AND A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE IS EXPECTED. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH WILL CONTINUE...WITH TEMPERATURES HOLDING IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Storm Warning
District of Columbia (District of Columbia)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 949 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 DCZ001-MDZ016-VAZ030-031-040-042-050>057-501-502-WVZ052-053- 101100- /O.CON.KLWX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100211T0000Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-CHARLES-WARREN-CLARKE-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN- ORANGE-CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-BERKELEY- JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...WALDORF...FRONT ROYAL... LEESBURG...CULPEPER...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX... ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...FREDERICKSBURG...WARRENTON... MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN 949 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30 LATE THIS EVENING...DROPPING INTO THE MID AND UPPER 20S OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...LIGHT EAST WINDS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES NEAR A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...PRODUCING NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
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