Central MD Warnings, Watches and Advisories




icn  FIRE WEATHER WATCH
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE MARYLAND   (MDZ011)

Effective: Tue, Sep 7, 2010 02:39pm EDT Severity: Moderate
Updated: Tue, Sep 7, 2010 02:39pm EDT Urgency: Future
Expires: Wed, Sep 8, 2010 06:00pm EDT Certainty: Possible

Areas Affected: Adams; Allegany; Anne Arundel; Arlington; Baltimore; Baltimore City; Bedford; Berkeley; Calvert; Carroll; Cecil; Central and Eastern Allegany; Charles; District of Columbia; Extreme Western Allegany; Fairfax; Franklin; Frederick; Fulton; Garrett; Hampshire; Harford; Howard; Jefferson; Lancaster; Loudoun; Mineral; Montgomery; Morgan; Northern Baltimore; Prince Georges; Somerset; Southern Baltimore; St. Marys; Washington; York
 
Alert:
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION LATE
TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. BEHIND THE FRONT...WESTERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
DECREASE TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS
OCCURRING OVER AN AREA WITH VERY LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE A
FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE SPREAD OF FIRES AS THE AREA REMAINS
VERY DRY.
Instructions:
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

 

icn  FIRE WEATHER WATCH
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE MARYLAND   (MDZ011)

Effective: Tue, Sep 7, 2010 09:59pm EDT Severity: Moderate
Updated: Tue, Sep 7, 2010 09:59pm EDT Urgency: Future
Expires: Wed, Sep 8, 2010 07:00pm EDT Certainty: Possible

Areas Affected: Adams; Allegany; Baltimore; Bedford; Berks; Blair; Cambria; Carroll; Cecil; Chester; Cumberland; Dauphin; Franklin; Frederick; Fulton; Harford; Huntingdon; Juniata; Lancaster; Lebanon; Northumberland; Perry; Schuylkill; Snyder; Somerset; Washington; York
 
Alert:
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING BELOW 30
PERCENT AND VERY LOW FUEL MOISTURE. THESE CONDITIONS SET THE STAGE
FOR POTENTIALLY RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF WILD FIRES WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Instructions:
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

 

icn  COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE MARYLAND   (MDZ011)

Effective: Tue, Sep 7, 2010 09:44pm EDT Severity: Minor
Updated: Tue, Sep 7, 2010 09:44pm EDT Urgency: Expected
Expires: Wed, Sep 8, 2010 11:00am EDT Certainty: Likely

Areas Affected: Anne Arundel; Baltimore; Baltimore City; Calvert; Carroll; Cecil; Charles; District of Columbia; Harford; Howard; Lancaster; Montgomery; Prince Georges; Southern Baltimore; St. Marys; York
 
Alert:
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO
11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY.
SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH WATER UP THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND
ITS ESTUARIES OVERNIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH A NEW MOON WHICH
BRINGS ALSO BRINGS HIGHER TIDES...AND THIS NEXT HIGH TIDE BEING
THE HIGHER OF THE TWO DAILY HIGH TIDES...WILL ALLOW FOR MINOR TIDAL
FLOODING OF THE MOST PRONE AREAS DURING WEDNESDAY MORNINGS HIGH
TIDE.
HERE ARE THE TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR A FEW LOCATIONS FROM
NORTH TO SOUTH...
ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...
HAVRE DE GRACE...10:05 AM...
BOWLEY BAR...7:43 AM...
FORT MCHENRY BALTIMORE...6:52 AM...
ANNAPOLIS U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY...5:22 AM...
CHESAPEAKE BEACH...4:05 AM...
SOLOMONS ISLAND...2:14 AM...
POINT LOOKOUT...1:24 AM...
NOW ALONG THE POTOMAC RIVER...
WASHINGTON CHANNEL...8:17 AM...
ALEXANDRIA...8:35 AM...
INDIAN HEAD...8:03 AM...
AQUIA CREEK...6:49 AM...
GOOSE BAY...4:09 AM...
COLTONS POINT...2:59 AM.
THIS COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT HIGH TIDE WILL
GENERATE MINOR FLOODING OF THE MOST PRONE LOW LYING AREAS ALONG
THE SHORE.