[CALV-ARES] Winter Weather Advisory

[Eric Christensen]

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1114 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016

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ST. MARYS-CALVERT-
1114 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW FOR THIS WEDNESDAY EVENING. HEAVY SNOW AND
  WIND FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A WINTRY MIX IS
  POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING
  BACK TO ALL SNOW ON SATURDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES THIS WEDNESDAY EVENING. POTENTIAL
  FOR A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
  NIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOW THIS WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN HEAVY SNOW FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
  DETERIORATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW...STRONGEST
  WINDS...AND POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS EXPECTED
  FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ROADS THIS EVENING WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND
  SLIPPERY...AND THIS WILL MAKE TRAVELLING HAZARDOUS. FOR FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
  WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AND WILL BE A THREAT TO LIFE AND
  PROPERTY. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE SEVERELY LIMITED IF NOT
  IMPOSSIBLE DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM FRIDAY NIGHT AND
  SATURDAY. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

* WINDS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS EVENING. NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH
  FRIDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 40 MPH FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN SHIFT NORTH SATURDAY THROUGH
  SATURDAY NIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES...MIDDLE 20S THIS EVENING. UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S
  FOR MOST LOCATIONS FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR WEDNESDAY EVENING...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

USE THIS ADVANCE NOTICE TO PLAN AHEAD! ADJUST TRAVEL PLANS...AND
PLANNED ACTIVITIES. STOCK UP ON NECESSITIES. MAKE PLANS FOR
ELDERLY FAMILY AND THOSE MOST AT RISK. PREPARE FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES DURING SNOWY AND COLD CONDITIONS.
USE THIS TIME TO MINIMIZE IMPACT ON YOU...YOUR FAMILY...AND YOUR
COMMUNITY.

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