My OperaA SLOW SNOW MELT AND NOW FLOODING RAIN ... WE MIGHT NEED A RAFT BEFORE LONG !!!
Saturday, March 13, 2010 3:25:55 AM
*** A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BALTIMORE AREA FROM 11:30 AM UNTIL 5:30 PM SATURDAY ***
*** A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN SHORE OF THE BAY AND THE TIDAL PATOMIC ***
*** A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THRU SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE BALTIMORE AREA ***
TONIGHT: CLOUDY BUT RATHER COLD WITH AREAS OF FOG AND RAIN ... THE RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT LO: 44
SATURDAY: CLOUDY BUT COLDER WITH HEAVY RAIN AND WIND AS WELL AS A FEW SCATTERED AREAS OF FOG FROM TIME TO TIME LO: 44 HI: 49
SUNDAY: CLOUDY BUT COLD WITH HEAVY RAIN AND WIND DURING THE MORNING ... THEN A LIGHTER RAINFALL DURING THE AFTERNOON AS WELL AS SOME PATCHY FOG LO: 39 HI: 47
MONDAY: CLOUDY BUT COOL WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN AND FOG LO: 36 HI: 50
(TOTAL RAINFALL SHOULD RANGE BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR INCHES AREA WIDE WITH SOME LOCAL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS FIVE INCHES POSSIBLE IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND THRU MONDAY)
TUESDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY BUT RATHER MILD LO: 39 HI: 56
WEDNESDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY BUT RATHER WARM LO: 42 HI: 62
"WEATHER OR NOT"
FORECASTER: SCHLEY
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Saturday, March 13, 2010 3:29:02 AM
Baltimore/Washington, MD
9:50 pm EST, Fri., Mar. 12, 2010
... FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* THE WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREAS... NORTH-CENTRAL AND WESTERN MARYLAND... LOWER SOUTHERN MARYLAND... EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA... AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA
* THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
* LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
* THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BRING THE LIKELIHOOD OF FLOODING FOR SMALL STREAMS... CREEKS AND URBAN AREAS OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. ADDITIONALLY... MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING OF FEEDER CREEKS AND STREAMS OF THE POTOMAC AND SHENANDOAH RIVERS IS LIKELY TO START LATE TONIGHT AND LAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. ALONG THE MAINSTEM POTOMAC RIVER... MODERATE FLOODING IS LIKELY TO START SATURDAY AT PAW PAW... HARPERS FERRY... POINT OF ROCKS AND LITTLE FALLS... AND LAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. ALONG THE MAINSTEM SHENANDOAH RIVER... MODERATE FLOODING IS LIKELY AT AND DOWNSTREAM OF MILLVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS.
MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Saturday, March 13, 2010 3:30:25 AM
Baltimore/Washington, MD
9:38 pm EST, Fri., Mar. 12, 2010
... COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY... ... COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
EASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT CAUSING TIDAL ANOMALIES TO INCREASE UP TO TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THE INCREASED TIDAL ANOMALIES WILL COMBINE WITH THE NEW MOON... CAUSING WATER LEVELS TO APPROACH THRESHOLDS FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING NEAR TIMES OF HIGH TIDE OVERNIGHT.
STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY CAUSING TIDAL ANOMALIES TO CONTINUE INCREASING. THE INCREASING TIDAL ANOMALIES COMBINED WITH THE LUNAR CYCLE WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE FLOODING NEAR TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH WATER LEVELS IN THE POTOMAC DUE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL ENHANCE THE THREAT FOR COASTAL FLOODING ACROSS THE UPPER TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND PEOPLE WITH INTEREST ON THE POTOMAC RIVER AND THE WESTERN SHORE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY SHOULD BEGIN TO PREPARE FOR POTENTIAL COASTAL FLOODING.
HERE ARE THE TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR A FEW LOCATIONS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH... ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... HAVRE DE GRACE... 8:00 AM AND 8:51 PM... FORT MCHENRY BALTIMORE... 4:47 AM AND 5:38 PM... ANNAPOLIS U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY... 3:17 AM AND 4:08 PM... SOLOMONS ISLAND... 12:09 AM AND 1:00 PM... POINT LOOKOUT... 11:19 PM AND 12:10 PM...
NOW ALONG THE POTOMAC RIVER... ALEXANDRIA... 6:46 AM AND 7:07 PM... INDIAN HEAD... 6:14 AM AND 6:35 PM... GOOSE BAY... 2:20 AM AND 2:41 PM... COLTONS POINT... 1:10 AM AND 1:31 PM...
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Saturday, March 13, 2010 5:36:54 PM
Baltimore/Washington, MD
11:23 am EST, Sat., Mar. 13, 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN... ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY IN NORTHERN MARYLAND BALTIMORE CITY IN NORTHERN MARYLAND
* UNTIL 515 PM EST
* AT 1117 AM EST... A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS PUSHING THROUGH THE BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREA AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MARYLAND.
* ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED AS THE BAND OF RAIN MOVES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WILL LEAD TO PONDING ON AREA ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING ON CREEKS AND STREAMS.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER... ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS... HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY... COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS... STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
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** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Sunday, March 14, 2010 4:33:20 AM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
603 PM EST SAT MAR 13 2010
DCZ001-MDZ007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>055-057-140715-
/O.CON.KLWX.CF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100314T1500Z/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-HARFORD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-
ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-KING GEORGE-
603 PM EST SAT MAR 13 2010
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT
SUNDAY...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT SUNDAY.
WATER LEVELS REMAIN 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ON THE TIDAL POTOMAC
RIVER AND MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY...WITH SOME LOCATIONS ALONG THE
UPPER TIDAL POTOMAC NEAR ALEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON DC HAVING WATER
LEVELS APPROACHING 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THESE POSITIVE DEPARTURES
WILL RESULT IN MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDES TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW MORNING.
WITH PERSISTENT EAST WINDS AND THE NEW MOON PHASE OF THE LUNAR
CYCLE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING IS AGAIN
EXPECTED WITH OVERNIGHT HIGH TIDES TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...FRESH
WATER RUNOFF WILL ENHANCE THE FLOOD THREAT ON THE UPPER TIDAL
POTOMAC.
HERE ARE THE TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES
FOR A FEW LOCATIONS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH...
ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...
HAVRE DE GRACE...8:51 PM AND 9:44 AM...
BOWLEY BAR MIDDLE RIVER...6:30 PM AND 7:22 AM
FORT MCHENRY BALTIMORE...6:31 AM.
ANNAPOLIS U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY...5:01 AM.
SOLOMONS ISLAND...12:53 AM.
POINT LOOKOUT...12:03 AM.
NOW ALONG THE POTOMAC RIVER...
KEY BRIDGE WASHINGTON DC...7:14 PM AND 8:34 AM
ALEXANDRIA...7:07 PM AND 8:27 AM...
INDIAN HEAD...6:35 PM AND 7:55 AM...
GOOSE BAY...4:01 AM.
COLTONS POINT...1:51 AM.
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Monday, March 15, 2010 12:49:52 PM
Baltimore/Washington, MD
4:15 am EDT, Mon., Mar. 15, 2010
... COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ... COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
WATER LEVELS REMAIN 1.5 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ON THE LOWER TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER AND MID PORTION OF THE MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
HERE ARE THE TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES... ANNAPOLIS U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY... 5:42 AM AND 6:10 PM... SOLOMONS ISLAND... 3:02 PM... POINT LOOKOUT... 2:12 PM... COLTONS POINT... 3:28 AM AND 3:50 PM...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.