Winter weather advisory

Weather Channel Report:

….WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT…

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON EST SUNDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS…A COATING TO 1 INCH…WITH LOCALIZED AREAS UP
TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* TIMING…SNOW SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WILL AFFECT THE AREA DURING
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* WIND CHILL…AS LOW AS 15 BELOW.

* TEMPERATURES…MID TO UPPER 30S THIS AFTERNOON QUICKLY DROPPING
BELOW FREEZING SHORTLY AFTER THE SNOW STARTS. LOWS IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS TONIGHT.

* WINDS…SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON…BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS…ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AS
TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY FALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HEAVY
BURSTS OF SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF
MILE…MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. AFTER THE SNOW
ENDS…VERY COLD AIR WILL ALLOW FOR ANY SNOW AND SLUSH TO FREEZE
RESULTING IN ICY CONDITIONS. ALSO…THE COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
THAT COULD CAUSE HYPOTHERMIA AND FROST BITE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

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

Original:

…HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING…

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WILL ACCOMPANY THE
COLD FRONT…MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 4 PM AND 8 PM.

BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW MAY PROMOTE A QUICK COATING TO AN INCH OF
ACCUMULATION IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW
COVERED AND SLICK. IN ADDITION…WINDS ACCOMPANYING THE SNOW SHOWERS
AND SQUALLS WILL BECOME STRONG…GUSTING OVER 40 MPH. THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO
VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. THESE LOW VISIBILITIES WILL DEVELOP
SUDDENLY.

TRAVELERS ACROSS THE REGION ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING
CONDITIONS AS THE ARCTIC FRONT MOVES THROUGH. BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW
WITH SUDDEN VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS COULD MAKE FOR DANGEROUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS.

AFTER THE SNOW ENDS LATE THIS EVENING…VERY COLD AIR WILL MOVE
INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC. THE VERY COLD AIR WILL ALLOW ANY SNOW OR
SLUSH ON AREA ROADS TO FREEZE…RESULTING IN ICY CONDITIONS.