Anne Arundel County, MD Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

345 AM EDT MON MAR 22 2010

Expires:

600 AM EDT TUE MAR 23 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT STARTING AT 9 AM THIS MORNING AND LASTING UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND MARYLAND PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED WATER LEVELS IN THE MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER TUESDAY. THERE COULD BE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN SENSITIVE LOCATIONS AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TUESDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.