Post by Nws Olney Maryland on Dec 21, 2010 12:43:10 GMT -5
SPECAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OLNEY MD
1230 PM DECEMBER 21,2010
POTENTAL FOR WINTER STORM EXISTS ON CHRISTMAS AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
A PEACE OF ENERGY COMEING DOWN FROM CANADA IS GOING TO BRING COLD TEMPERATURES TO THE WASHINGTON METRO AREA JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS CHANCES OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS ARE NOW ABOUT 80% FOR SATURDAY. THOUGH ITS TO EARLY TO TELL WHAT EXACTLY WILL HAPPEN ON THE WEEKEND THE WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE CLOSELY FOLLOWING THE STORM AND THE POTENTAL FOR A WINTER STORM SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SOMETIME FRIDAY NIGHT WITH A 30% CHANCE OF SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT AND A 50% CHANCE OF SNOW ON SATURDAY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS POTENTAL STORM AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES AND WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY BECOME NESSARY FOR THE OLNEY FORECAST AREA AS THE STORM GETS CLOSER AND MODELS COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT.
FORECASTER: BURRUS/FERDINAND
NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OLNEY MD
1230 PM DECEMBER 21,2010
POTENTAL FOR WINTER STORM EXISTS ON CHRISTMAS AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
A PEACE OF ENERGY COMEING DOWN FROM CANADA IS GOING TO BRING COLD TEMPERATURES TO THE WASHINGTON METRO AREA JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS CHANCES OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS ARE NOW ABOUT 80% FOR SATURDAY. THOUGH ITS TO EARLY TO TELL WHAT EXACTLY WILL HAPPEN ON THE WEEKEND THE WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE CLOSELY FOLLOWING THE STORM AND THE POTENTAL FOR A WINTER STORM SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SOMETIME FRIDAY NIGHT WITH A 30% CHANCE OF SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT AND A 50% CHANCE OF SNOW ON SATURDAY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS POTENTAL STORM AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES AND WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY BECOME NESSARY FOR THE OLNEY FORECAST AREA AS THE STORM GETS CLOSER AND MODELS COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT.
FORECASTER: BURRUS/FERDINAND