Active Advisories: Marine Warning Severe Thunderstorm Watch Tornado Watch Excessive Heat Warning Heat Advisory Air Quality Alert Statement Coastal Flood Advisory Flash Flood Watch Severe Thunderstorm Warning Air Quality Index Tornado Warning Fire Weather Watch Flood Watch Wind Advisory Flood Warning Flash Flood Warning Coastal Flood Watch Flood Advisory Shortterm Forecast
Currently
Reported at Bar Harbor Automatic Weather Observing / Reporting System, ME
3:15 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012- 70°F21°C
Clear- Feels Like:70°F21°CDew Point:45°F7°CHumidity:40%
Winds:N 10 mph 16 kph
Pressure:30.03 in1017 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters
Marine Warning
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... ALBEMARLE SOUND OVER ATLANTIC OFFSHORE WATERS... * UNTIL 400 PM EDT * AT 335 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER OVER ALBEMARLE SOUND...OR ABOUT OVER EDENTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS. * THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR ALBEMARLE SOUND AT 350 PM EDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS...HIGH WAVES...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING... AND HEAVY RAINS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY...UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE...KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED METAL OBJECTS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. && LAT...LON 3593 7653 3593 7661 3598 7671 3601 7669 3604 7664 3607 7665 3606 7659 3602 7658 3602 7650 3609 7642 3608 7640 TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 232DEG 10KT 3601 7661
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
Tornado Watch
TORNADO WATCH 333 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ANZ530-531-532-533-534-535-536-537-538-539-540-541-542-543-630- 631-632-633-020100- /O.CON.KWNS.TO.A.0333.000000T0000Z-120602T0100Z/ CW . ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE 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 CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA CURRITUCK SOUND
Excessive Heat Warning
AZZ020>023-025>028-CAZ031>033-020300- /O.CON.KPSR.EH.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120602T0300Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE... SALOME...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...GILA BEND... APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE...BLYTHE... CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 1215 PM MST FRI JUN 1 2012 /1215 PM PDT FRI JUN 1 2012/ ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS AND LOWER DESERTS OF FAR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. CITIES INCLUDE...THE PHOENIX METRO AREA...YUMA...EL CENTRO...CASA GRANDE...WICKENBURG...PARKER AND BLYTHE. * TEMPERATURES...AT NOON...TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM THE LOW 100S AROUND THE PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA TO AROUND 110 DEGREES OVER SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON...RANGING FROM AROUND 113 DEGREES IN PHOENIX TO AS HIGH AS 115 DEGREES ACROSS SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. * IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES THIS HOT WILL MAKE WORKING OUTDOORS CONSIDERABLY MORE DIFFICULT. HEAT STROKE WILL BE MORE LIKELY FOR THOSE ENGAGING IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. THE HEAT CAN CAUSE UNDUE HEALTH DIFFICULTIES TO THE ELDERLY AND THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR LATE 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. IF YOU WEAR A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT...YOUR HEAD AND BODY WILL BE MUCH COOLER. 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 9 1 1. &&
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 Watch
DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-501-502-VAZ025>031-036>040-042- 050>054-501>504-WVZ050>053-055-501>506-020345- /O.NEW.KLWX.FF.A.0004.120601T1940Z-120602T0400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-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-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE- MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT- WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON- EASTERN PENDLETON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...HAGERSTOWN...FREDERICK... WESTMINSTER...GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...FROSTBURG... CUMBERLAND...STAUNTON...WAYNESBORO...HARRISONBURG...WINCHESTER... FRONT ROYAL...CHARLOTTESVILLE...LEESBURG...CULPEPER...MANASSAS... MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...WARRENTON... HIGHTOWN...MONTEREY...MARTINSBURG...CHARLES TOWN...MOOREFIELD... BAYARD...MOUNT STORM...PETERSBURG...ELK GARDEN...KEYSER... FORT ASHBY...CIRCLEVILLE...FRANKLIN 340 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MARYLAND...THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MARYLAND...CARROLL...CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY...EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY...FREDERICK MD... HARFORD...HOWARD...MONTGOMERY...NORTHERN BALTIMORE...PRINCE GEORGES...SOUTHERN BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN VIRGINIA...ALBEMARLE...ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA...AUGUSTA...CLARKE...CULPEPER...EASTERN HIGHLAND...FAIRFAX...FREDERICK VA...GREENE...LOUDOUN... MADISON...NELSON...NORTHERN FAUQUIER...ORANGE...PAGE...PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK...RAPPAHANNOCK...ROCKINGHAM... SHENANDOAH...SOUTHERN FAUQUIER...WARREN AND WESTERN HIGHLAND. IN NORTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...BERKELEY...EASTERN GRANT... EASTERN MINERAL...EASTERN PENDLETON...HAMPSHIRE...HARDY... JEFFERSON...MORGAN...WESTERN GRANT...WESTERN MINERAL AND WESTERN PENDLETON. * UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT * THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH THE EVENING. WIDESPREAD 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF OVER 4 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. &&
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
338 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR HOWARD...ANNE ARUNDEL...PRINCE GEORGES AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA... AT 337 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ADAMS MORGAN...OR NEAR FORT TOTTEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... TAKOMA PARK... LANGLEY PARK... SILVER SPRING... CHILLUM... HILLANDALE... FOUR CORNERS... ADELPHI... WHEATON... WHITE OAK... CALVERTON... BELTSVILLE... FAIRLAND... CLOVERLY... COLESVILLE... BURTONSVILLE... SPENCERVILLE... MONTPELIER... LAUREL... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. MOVE INDOORS TO A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. && LAT...LON 3888 7702 3892 7711 3913 7703 3911 7679 TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 211DEG 24KT 3895 7705
Air Quality Index
425 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2012 THE FORECAST FRIDAY 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.
Tornado Warning
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL HIGHLANDS COUNTY IN FLORIDA. * UNTIL 430 PM EDT * AT 337 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO NEAR LAKE PLACID...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... LAKE PLACID. LAKE ISTOKPOGA. SEBRING REGIONAL AIRPORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE TORNADO GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM IN A STRONG AND WELL CONSTRUCTED BUILDING. CARS AND MOBILE HOMES ARE NOT SAFE. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN A DITCH OR CULVERT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PLEASE CALL 813-645-2323. && LAT...LON 2722 8146 2728 8153 2761 8130 2751 8119 2749 8120 2749 8118 2746 8116 2744 8113 2741 8113 TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 222DEG 25KT 2732 8143
Fire Weather Watch
153 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH DISPERSION VALUES AND ELEVATED ERC VALUES FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN FLORIDA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020...021... 022...023...024...025...030 AND 035. * ERC...20 TO 26 UNITS. * HUMIDITY...25 TO 35 PERCENT FOR DURATIONS BELOW 35% AROUND 4 TO 6 HOURS. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE. * DISPERSION...VERY HIGH...IN THE 100 TO 115 RANGE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. &&
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 . && IAC063-021428- /O.CON.KDMX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120605T0000Z/ /ESVI4.1.ER.120530T0452Z.120531T0715Z.120604T0000Z.NO/ 928 AM 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 9:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FORECAST...RISE TO 8.3 FEET 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
Flash Flood Warning
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... EASTERN FREDERICK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND... NORTH CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND... CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND... NORTHWESTERN HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND... * UNTIL 615 PM EDT * AT 312 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING AND SEVERAL ROAD CLOSURES IN FREDERICK COUNTY. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN INCLUDE BALLENGER CREEK...DAMASCUS...FREDERICK...GREEN VALLEY... MANCHESTER...MOUNT AIRY...NEW MARKET...TANEYTOWN...WALKERSVILLE AND WESTMINSTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE FALLEN AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. 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. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. && LAT...LON 3920 7718 3936 7751 3972 7718 3972 7680
Coastal Flood Watch
1220 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...COASTAL MAINE FROM PENTECOST BAY AND POINTS SOUTH AND WEST 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. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...SPLASH-OVER AND BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE. 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. &&
Flood Advisory
332 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING IN... CENTRAL GUILFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL 630 PM EDT * AT 331 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OVER CENTRAL GUILFORD COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER CENTRAL GUILFORD COUNTY. * RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS...IN LOW LYING AREAS...AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCEMINOR FLOODING INCLUDE...GREENSBORO...HIGH POINT AND MCLEANSVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN. PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING... 1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2 OR NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. && LAT...LON 3614 7957 3592 7964 3593 8001 3614 8001
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.
