WWUS41 KLWX 282105 WSWWBC URGENT

WWUS41 KLWX 282105



WSWWBC









URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON



358 PM EST THU DEC 28 2000





.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OFF OF THE ATLANTIC COAST FRIDAY 



NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SIGNIFICANT 



SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO THE BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON METRO AREAS 



FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND.





DCZ001-MDZ004-005-009-010-013-016-VAZ041-042-052>057-290300-



ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA VA-CARROLL MD-CHARLES MD-DISTRICT



OF COLUMBIA -FAIRFAX VA-FAUQUIER VA-FREDERICK MD-HOWARD MD-KING



GEORGE VA-LOUDOUN VA-MONTGOMERY MD-PRINCE GEORGES MD-PRINCE



WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK VA-SPOTSYLVANIA VA-STAFFORD VA-



358 PM EST THU DEC 28 2000









…WINTER STORM WATCH FOR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT…





LIGHT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND THE WASHINGTON AND 



BALTIMORE METRO AREAS FRIDAY EVENING. THE SNOWFALL WILL INTENSIFY 



AROUND DAYBREAK ON SATURDAY… WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL 



EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 





PRELIMINARY INDICATIONS ARE THAT 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE 



AREAS IN AND AROUND WASHINGTON DC… FREDERICKSBURG VIRGINIA AND 



FREDERICK MARYLAND. HOWEVER… ANY CHANGES IN THE PROJECTED PATH OF 



THIS COASTAL STORM COULD RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.





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Nasty

. Let’s hope it’s not too bad on New Year’s Eve itself.