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Currently
Reported at Owensboro / Daviess, KY
5:56 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2012- 63°F17°C
Overcast- Feels Like:63°F17°CDew Point:46°F8°CHumidity:56%
Winds:NW 12 mph 19 kph
Pressure:29.91 in1013 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 334 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS AMZ130-135-150-152-154-156-158-250-252-254-256-330-350-020200- /O.CON.KWNS.SV.A.0334.000000T0000Z-120602T0200Z/ CW . ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE ALBEMARLE SOUND PAMLICO SOUND COASTAL WATERS FROM CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM COASTAL WATERS FROM OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM COASTAL WATERS FROM OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE LOOKOUT TO SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM COASTAL WATERS FROM MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM CHARLESTON HARBOR COASTAL WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM
Marine Warning
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR THE COASTAL WATERS... FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO SAINT LUCIE INLET OUT TO 20 NM. * UNTIL 745 PM EDT * AT 545 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS OVER 34 KNOTS AND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A WATERSPOUT. THE STORMS WERE NEAR THE COAST IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY...AND WILL QUICKLY APPROACH THE COAST IN ST LUCIE COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 25 KNOTS. *THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CROSS THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS AND MOVE OVER THE NEAR SHORE COASTAL WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WINDS OVER 34 KNOTS AND LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS. SMALL CRAFT...ESPECIALLY THOSE UNDER SAIL... SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE HARBOR IF POSSIBLE. MAKE SURE YOU AND YOUR CREW ARE WEARING APPROVED FLOTATION DEVICES DURING THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. IF YOU SIGHT A WATERSPOUT...CONTACT THE COAST GUARD VIA MARINE RADIO OR LOCAL OFFICIALS AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 2709 8014 2719 8021 2720 8025 2715 8026 2716 8026 2726 8033 2721 8026 2723 8022 2746 8034 2766 8038 2783 8048 2789 8009 2707 7974 TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 231DEG 22KT 2755 8060
Tornado Watch
ANZ530>543-020100- /O.CON.KLWX.TO.A.0333.000000T0000Z-120602T0100Z/ TORNADO WATCH 333 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD EASTERN BAY CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH ISLAND
Excessive Heat Warning
.A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE WARMEST READINGS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON WITH RECORD TO NEAR RECORDINGS. ALTHOUGH A FEW DEGREES OF COOLING WILL BE SEEN ON SATURDAY...NEAR RECORD READINGS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE SEEN IN MANY AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF WELL ABOVE NORMAL READINGS...NEAR RECORD AND IT BEING SO EARLY IN THE YEAR HAS PROMPTED THE EXTENSION OF THE EXTREME HEAT WARNING INTO SATURDAY. AZZ002-003-036-CAZ522>527-NVZ016-017-020>022-020600- /O.NEW.KVEF.EH.W.0002.120602T2000Z-120603T0300Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120602T0300Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES... MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE... SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 403 PM PDT FRI JUN 1 2012 /403 PM MST FRI JUN 1 2012/ ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING BELOW 4000 FEET FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA... SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ SATURDAY. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * EXPECTED TEMPERATURES: FOR THIS AFTERNOON HIGHS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 107 IN LAS VEGAS...106 TO 110 IN THE MORONGO BASIN... BARSTOW...MESQUITE AND OVERTON...113 TO 116 ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER...AND NEAR 121 IN DEATH VALLEY. FOR SATURDAY TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO COOL BETWEEN 1 AND 3 DEGREES ACROSS THE AREA...BUT WELL ABOVE NORMAL READINGS WITH NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES WILL ONCE AGAIN BE SEEN IN SOME AREA. * GREATEST IMPACTS: THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND IN THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS OF DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO BEAT THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS THAT WILL STRESS THE BODY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 911. && JENSEN
Fire Weather Watch
316 PM PDT FRI JUN 1 2012 /316 PM MST FRI JUN 1 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102 AND 466... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...NORTHWEST DESERTS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. &&
Heat Advisory
AZZ501>509-020200- /O.CON.KTWC.HT.Y.0003.120601T2000Z-120602T0200Z/ WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION- UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY- UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AJO...ORGAN PIPE CACTUS N.M....SELLS... NOGALES...TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY...MARANA...VAIL... PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK...MAMMOTH...ORACLE...SIERRA VISTA... BENSON...WILLCOX...CLIFTON...SAFFORD 948 AM MST FRI JUN 1 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 107 TO 111 IN LOWER WESTERN DESERTS...AND 101 TO 107 IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN VALLEY LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...NEAR RECORD HEAT WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THESE ADDITIONAL STEPS TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK... SCHEDULE FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 911. &&
Air Quality Alert
...HIGH POLLUTION ADVISORY FOR MARICOPA COUNTY INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA FRIDAY... THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED AN OZONE HIGH POLLUTION ADVISORY FOR THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA FOR FRIDAY. THIS MEANS THAT FORECAST WEATHER CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH EXISTING OZONE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN LOCAL MAXIMUM 8-HOUR OZONE CONCENTRATIONS THAT POSE A HEALTH RISK. ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS INCREASE AS AIR QUALITY DETERIORATES. OZONE IS AN AIR CONTAMINANT WHICH CAN CAUSE BREATHING DIFFICULTIES FOR CHILDREN AS WELL AS PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. A DECREASE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS RECOMMENDED. IF IT IS A REGULARLY SCHEDULED WORK DAY...YOU ARE URGED TO CAR POOL... TELECOMMUTE...OR USE MASS TRANSIT. THE USE OF GASOLINE-POWERED EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE REDUCED OR DONE LATE IN THE DAY. FOR DETAILS ON THIS HIGH POLLUTION ADVISORY FOR MARICOPA COUNTY... VISIT THE ADEQ INTERNET SITE AT WWW.AZDEQ.GOV OR CALL 602-771-2367 FOR RECORDED FORECAST INFORMATION.
Statement
1039 AM PDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... BACTERIA LEVELS HAVE EXCEEDED HEALTH GUIDELINES AT STILLWATER COVE NEAR PEBBLE BEACH AND LOVERS POINT. THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ADVISES THE PUBLIC TO AVOID OCEAN WATER CONTACT AT THIS TIME WHEN VISITING STILLWATER COVE AND LOVERS POINT. STILLWATER COVE AND LOVERS POINT REMAIN OPEN AND ALL OTHER MONTEREY BEACHES REMAIN OPEN AT THIS TIME WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS. * LOCATION...STILLWATER COVE NEAR PEBBLE BEACH AND LOVERS POINT. * TIMING...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * IMPACTS...CONTACT WITH OCEAN WATER MAY CAUSE ILLNESS. * SOURCE...THIS INFORMATION IS BEING TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.MTYHD.ORG/BEACH (ALL LOWER CASE) OR CALL 1-800-347- 6363. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR A BEACH BACTERIA WARNING MEANS THAT AT LEAST ONE BACTERIAL STANDARD HAS BEEN EXCEEDED...BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN SOURCE OF HUMAN SEWAGE. A BEACH WARNING ALERTS THE PUBLIC OF A POSSIBLE RISK OF ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER CONTACT. WARNING MAY ALSO BE POSTED WHERE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION ARE IDENTIFIABLE AND CAN BE EXPLAINED AS NOT OF HUMAN ORIGIN (E.G.... RESIDENT MARINE MAMMALS OR SEABIRDS). PLEASE AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WATER AT THIS TIME. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS. &&
Coastal Flood Advisory
338 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE SHORELINE OF WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...AROUND 1 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. * TIMING...DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && ...WESTERN L.I. SOUND WATER LEVELS FOR TONIGHT... COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD..... LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY.. ...................................(MLLW).................... STAMFORD CT.........922 PM...........9.6...........MINOR..... BRIDGEPORT CT.......919 PM.......... 9.0...........MINOR.....
Flash Flood Warning
723 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...AND FAIRFAX...NORTHERN PRINCE GEORGES...CITY OF ALEXANDRIA...ARLINGTON...CITY OF FALLS CHURCH...CITY OF FAIRFAX AND SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES... AT 719 PM EDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES ACROSS THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED...AND ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WERE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA. && LAT...LON 3889 7672 3868 7725 3871 7730 3870 7732 3872 7736 3871 7737 3874 7738 3875 7741 3877 7741 3879 7744 3880 7749 3884 7752 3918 7718
Flash Flood Watch
DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-VAZ027>031-036>040-042-050>054-501- 502-WVZ051>053-020400- /O.CON.KLWX.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-120602T0400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON- ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER- SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK... WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...WINCHESTER... FRONT ROYAL...CHARLOTTESVILLE...LEESBURG...CULPEPER...MANASSAS... MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...WARRENTON... MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN 719 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF MARYLAND...THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MARYLAND...CARROLL...FREDERICK MD...HARFORD...HOWARD... MONTGOMERY...NORTHERN BALTIMORE...PRINCE GEORGES...SOUTHERN BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN VIRGINIA...ALBEMARLE...ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA... CLARKE...CULPEPER...FAIRFAX...FREDERICK VA...GREENE... LOUDOUN...MADISON...NELSON...NORTHERN FAUQUIER...ORANGE... PAGE...PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK...RAPPAHANNOCK... SHENANDOAH...SOUTHERN FAUQUIER AND WARREN. IN NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...BERKELEY...JEFFERSON AND MORGAN. * UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT * THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH THE EVENING. WIDESPREAD 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF OVER 5 INCHES. * FLASH FLOODING MAY RESULT FROM RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE...PARTICULARLY IN AREAS THAT HAVE HAD RECENT SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AS WELL AS URBAN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. &&
Air Quality Index
426 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 THE FORECAST SATURDAY FOR THE DC METRO AREA IS CODE LEVEL GREEN...WHICH IS GOOD...AND MEANS LITTLE OR NO HEALTH RISK. PRIMARY POLLUTANT WILL BE OZONE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE PARTICLES...VISIT WWW.CLEANAIRPARTNERS.NET.
Flood Watch
449 AM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTH FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...COASTAL BROWARD...COASTAL COLLIER...COASTAL MIAMI DADE...COASTAL PALM BEACH...FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE... GLADES...HENDRY...INLAND BROWARD...INLAND COLLIER...INLAND MIAMI DADE...INLAND PALM BEACH...MAINLAND MONROE...METRO BROWARD...METRO MIAMI DADE AND METRO PALM BEACH. * THROUGH MIDNIGHT * DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY. WHEN COMBINED WITH RECENT RAINFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA, THESE FORECAST AMOUNTS MAY RESULT IN FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD 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. &&
Wind Advisory
...WINDS REMAIN STRONG ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE STATE... HIZ022-020245- /O.EXA.PHFO.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-120602T0400Z/ HALEAKALA SUMMIT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK ABOVE 6000 FEET 334 AM HST FRI JUN 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...EAST AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. &&
Flood Warning
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER... AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA...EMMET RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...AS WELL AS EXPECTED PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED AREA...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN. MORE INFORMATION IS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES . && IAC063-022116- /O.CON.KDMX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120605T0000Z/ /ESVI4.1.ER.120530T0452Z.120531T0715Z.120604T0000Z.NO/ 416 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER AT ESTHERVILLE...OR FROM THE IOWA-MINNESOTA BORDER...TO NEAR WALLINGFORD. * UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING. * AT 3:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FORECAST...REMAIN NEAR 8.3 FEET UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...MIKE MICKELSON PARK SOUTH OF IOWA 9 FLOODS. NORTH RIVERSIDE PARK NORTH OF IOWA 9 FLOODS. BACKWATER FROM THE RIVER CAUSES SCHOOL CREEK TO AFFECT THE LOW AREAS OF VALLEY DRIVE. && LAT...LON 4350 9491 4350 9485 4326 9471 4326 9483
High Surf Advisory
435 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. * LOCATION...THE SOUTH AND EAST COASTS OF NEW ENGLAND. * SURF HEIGHT...3 TO 5 FEET * TIMING...SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HIGH SURF WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RIP CURRENT...SOMETIMES MISTAKENLY CALLED AN UNDERTOW...IS A STRONG BUT NARROW CURRENT OF WATER FLOWING FROM THE BEACH TO THE SURF ZONE. IT CAN RAPIDLY CARRY A SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER AND EXHAUST AN INDIVIDUAL TRYING TO SWIM AGAINST IT. IF YOU ARE A POOR SWIMMER AND ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL OUT OF ITS PULL. ANOTHER MEANS OF ESCAPE FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOOD SWIMMERS IS TO RIDE THE CURRENT OUT BEYOND THE SURF ZONE WHERE THE RIP CURRENT DISSIPATES...THEN SWIM TOWARD SHORE OUTSIDE THE EFFECT OF THE NARROW RIP CURRENT. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE DIRECTLY AGAINST THE CURRENT...IT CAN EXHAUST AND DROWN EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL AND SWIM ONLY AT GUARDED BEACHES. WATCH YOUR CHILDREN. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR PIERS AND JETTIES WHERE RIP CURRENTS CAN BE ENHANCED. IN ADDITION...VIEWERS OF LARGE SURF SHOULD BE IN SAFE AREAS WELL AWAY FROM POSSIBLE SPLASH OVER. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH CAN SWEEP A PERSON INTO THE WATER FROM WHAT MAY SEEM TO BE A SAFE VIEWING AREA. FALLING INTO THE TURBULENT AND SOMETIMES ROCKY WATERS CAN RESULT IN INJURY THAT REDUCES THE CHANCE OF SURVIVAL. &&
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WESTERN HARFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN MARYLAND... CENTRAL BALTIMORE COUNTY IN NORTHERN MARYLAND... BALTIMORE CITY IN NORTHERN MARYLAND... NORTHERN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND... * UNTIL 815 PM EDT * AT 734 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CANTON TO UNION SQUARE TO LOCUST POINT...AND MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ROLAND PARK... MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY... HOMELAND... ARMISTEAD GARDENS... WOODRING... TOWSON... TIMONIUM... PARKVILLE... COCKEYSVILLE... CARNEY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...MOVE INDOORS TO A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 3963 7633 3920 7661 3926 7670 3964 7668 TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 197DEG 26KT 3929 7667 3930 7664 3925 7658
Tornado Warning
733 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR THE BALTIMORE CITY...AND ANNE ARUNDEL AND BALTIMORE COUNTIES... AT 731 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ARBUTUS...OR NEAR GWYNNS FALLS...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BALTIMORE INNER HARBOR... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING AND AVOID WINDOWS. IF OUTDOORS OR IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3921 7664 3923 7668 3927 7666 3930 7658 TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 199DEG 21KT 3926 7666
Coastal Flood Watch
406 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * LOCATION...COASTAL MAINE FROM PENOBSCOT BAY AND POINTS SOUTH AND WEST TO KITTERY AS WELL AS THE SEACOAST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...LATE SATURDAY EVENING AND AGAIN LATE SUNDAY EVENING NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. COASTAL FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN LATE MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...SPLASH-OVER AND BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY ALLOW FOR INCREASED RUNOFF AND POSSIBLY FLOODING WITH THE INCOMING TIDES IN ESTUARIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY. &&
Lake Wind Advisory
204 PM PDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR PYRAMID LAKE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: INCREASING TO WEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 1 TO 3 FEET. HIGHEST WAVES ON EASTERN SHORES. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. &&
Flood Advisory
710 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... LANCASTER COUNTY... EASTERN LEBANON COUNTY... EASTERN YORK COUNTY... * UNTIL 915 PM EDT... * AT 709 PM EDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING DUE TO SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST HOUR. EXPECT FLOODING TO BEGIN SHORTLY. * LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...WINTERSTOWN...EAST PROSPECT...BRICKERVILLE...LEBANON AND MYERSTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT ALTHOUGH STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY BE ELEVATED OR EVEN RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS...PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL BE MINIMAL. INCONVENIENCES CAN BE EXPECTED BUT THE FLOODING WILL NOT BE IMMEDIATELY LIFE THREATENING. && LAT...LON 3973 7681 4045 7637 4045 7635 4023 7601 3973 7655
Shortterm Forecast
300 AM CHST SAT JUN 2 2012 ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR EAST FACING REEFS... LATEST SATELLITE-DERIVED SEA HEIGHTS DATA INDICATE SEAS NEAR KOSRAE HAVE RISEN TO NEAR 7 FEET. COMPUTER MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND REACH HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 7 TO 8 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. SURF IS THEN ANTICIPATED TO STAY AT THESE LEVELS INTO AT LEAST MONDAY. AVOID VENTURING NEAR EXPOSED REEFS AND BEACHES...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST FACING SHORES AS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.
