Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
260 FLUS41 KLWX 051637 HWOLWX Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1237 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ008-011-013-014-016>018-504-506-508- VAZ053>057-527-061645- 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-District of Columbia-Cecil-Southern Baltimore- Prince Georges-Anne Arundel-Charles-St. Marys-Calvert- Central and Southeast Montgomery-Central and Southeast Howard- Southeast Harford-Fairfax-Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria- Stafford-Spotsylvania-King George- Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park- 1237 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Tidal Potomac River, and I-95 corridor through central Maryland, northern Virginia, and District of Columbia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Hot and very humid conditions result in an increased risk of heat illnesses for those outdoors today. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for the Fredericksburg area and Southern Maryland. A Heat Advisory is in effect elsewhere. Special Marine Warnings may be needed this evening as strong thunderstorms move across portions of the waters. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Hot and humid conditions likely continue Saturday. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible Saturday afternoon and evening. Damaging wind gusts are the primary threat. Isolated instances of flooding are possible as well. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$ MDZ003>006-503-505-507-VAZ025>031-036>040-050-051-501-502-505>508- 526-WVZ050>053-055-061645- Washington-Frederick MD-Carroll-Northern Baltimore- Northwest Montgomery-Northwest Howard-Northwest Harford-Augusta- Rockingham-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-Nelson- Albemarle-Greene-Madison-Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper- Northern Fauquier-Southern Fauquier-Western Loudoun- Eastern Loudoun-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge- Central Virginia Blue Ridge-Northwest Prince William-Hampshire- Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-Hardy- 1237 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of eastern West Virginia, northern and central Virginia, and central and western Maryland. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Hot and humid conditions could lead to an increased risk of heat illnesses for those outdoors today. A Heat Advisory is in effect for the entire area. A severe thunderstorm or two is possible this evening along and west of the Blue Ridge, with damaging wind gusts as the main threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Hot and humid conditions likely continue into Saturday. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible Saturday afternoon and evening. Damaging wind gusts are the primary threat. Isolated instances of flooding are possible as well. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$ MDZ001-501-502-VAZ503-504-WVZ501>506-061645- Garrett-Extreme Western Allegany-Central and Eastern Allegany- Western Highland-Eastern Highland-Western Grant-Eastern Grant- Western Mineral-Eastern Mineral-Western Pendleton- Eastern Pendleton- 1237 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Allegheny Front counties in western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and Highland County Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Hot and humid conditions could lead to an increased risk of heat illnesses for those outdoors today. A severe thunderstorm or two is possible this evening, with damaging wind gusts as the main threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Hot and humid conditions likely continue into Saturday. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible Saturday afternoon and evening. Damaging wind gusts are the primary threat. Isolated instances of flooding are possible as well. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$