WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT-- MOST OF MD, AND NORTHERN VA!!

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WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT-- MOST OF MD, AND NORTHERN VA!!

#1 Postby Cheesy_Poofs » Wed Dec 03, 2003 4:33 pm

WINTER STORM WATCH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
414 PM EST WED DEC 3 2003

.A SERIES OF WINTER STORM SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION BEGINNING
LATE THURSDAY AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. THE FIRST STORM SYSTEM
WILL OVERSPREAD A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC
REGION LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER STORM
SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD LATE FRIDAY AND
CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AND IS EXPECTED CONTINUE THE THREAT OF WINTRY
PRECIPITATION THROUGH SATURDAY.

DCZ001-MDZ006-007-009>011-013-014-VAZ050>054-040300-
ANNE ARUNDEL MD-ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA VA-CULPEPER VA-
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DC-FAIRFAX VA-HARFORD MD-HOWARD MD-
MONTGOMERY MD-NORTHERN BALTIMORE MD-ORANGE VA-PRINCE GEORGES MD-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK VA-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE MD-

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY...

A RATHER COMPLEX AND EXTENDED PERIOD OF WINTRY WEATHER IS ON TAP FOR
THE LATER PART OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. DURING THE AFTERNOON ON
THURSDAY SEVERAL NARROW PRECIPITATION BANDS CONTAINING A LIGHT MIX
OF SNOW OR SLEET OR RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION. NO ACCUMULATION
IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

ON THURSDAY NIGHT...PRECIPITATION WILL BE A MIX OF RAIN SNOW OR
SLEET. ACCUMULATION OF SNOW OR SLEET IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY. FOR FRIDAY...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS LIKELY.

THE UNSETTLED WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY WITH MORE WINTRY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED.



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WOO-HOO!!! :D I NOW MAY NOT HAVE SCHOOL FRIDAY!!! YES!!!
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#2 Postby WXBUFFJIM » Wed Dec 03, 2003 4:49 pm

and there's definitely a mized bag of precip involved here. That good ole rain/snow line is a factor along I 95. Ice is another possibility also. I'll update this soon and what the potential could be.

Jim
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#3 Postby JCT777 » Wed Dec 03, 2003 5:18 pm

The model runs have been pretty wild today, especially the 18z ETA vs. the 18z GFS. The GFS says "Nothing north of the Mason/Dixon line". The ETA says that DC up through NYC get plastered with 10"+ of snow. I am leaning more towards the GFS, but it will be interesting to see the next run of the Euro and the early morning runs of the GFS/ETA tomorrow.
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#4 Postby Colin » Wed Dec 03, 2003 5:58 pm

LOL John... :rolleyes:
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