(EXPIRED – EXPIRED – EXPIRED)
(EXPIRED – EXPIRED – EXPIRED)
(EXPIRED – EXPIRED – EXPIRED)
WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY FOR RIDGELINES
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1151 AM EST MON DEC 26 2016
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-WARREN-CLARKE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-
WESTERN LOUDOUN-NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-
CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HAGERSTOWN…FREDERICK…
BALLENGER CREEK…FRONT ROYAL…BERRYVILLE…WARRENTON…
PURCELLVILLE…BIG MEADOWS…WINTERGREEN…CHARLES TOWN…
SHEPHERDSTOWN
1151 AM EST MON DEC 26 2016
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
TUESDAY FOR RIDGELINES INCLUDING THE CATOCTINS AND BLUE RIDGE…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY.
THESE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT WILL BE FOUND AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS,
INCLUDING THE CATOCTINS IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND, AND THE BLUE
RIDGE AND SKYLINE DRIVE IN VIRGINIA.
* TIMING…8 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 10 AM TOMORROW…HIGHEST IN THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS.
* WINDS…SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH.
* IMPACTS…GUSTY WINDS ALONG RIDGELINES WILL BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW
POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE CAREFUL DRIVING ACROSS RIDGELINES IN
THIS AREA.
