Post by Nws Olney Maryland on Dec 17, 2009 13:42:23 GMT -5
WINTER STORM WATCH
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OLNEY MD
130 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009
...WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE REGION FRIDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT...
.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO EARLY
FRIDAY...TO JUST EAST OF THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER SOUTHEASTERN
CANADA WILL DELIVER COLD AIR PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE STORM.
THE PRIMARY PRECIPITATION TYPE FOR THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE
SNOW. HOWEVER SOME RAIN...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX IN AT
TIMES ALONG SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND THE NORTHERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH
CAROLINA. SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AND CONTINUE
INTO MUCH OF SATURDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS INTO SATURDAY.
130 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009
..WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MAY BE HEAVY AT
TIMES FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY.
* TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN THE WATCH AREA. VISIBILITIES
WILL BE REDUCED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
KRM