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Critical to Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains; Heavy Snow in the Northern Rockies

Gusty winds and very dry conditions will lead to a critical to extremely critical fire weather threat over portions of the Central and Southern Plains Thursday. Critical fire weather continues through Friday. Moderate to heavy mountain snow and strong winds will expand into the Northern Rockies Thursday, then into Colorado by Friday. Up to a foot of snow accumulation is possible. Read More >

 

NWS Wakefield VA Local Wind Probabilties (experimental)

 

Sustained and Wind Gust Probabilities

 

 

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Marine Locations

Sustained Winds

44009
Duck Buoy
Sewells Pt
Pilot Area
Ches Lgt
Wallops Is
Wach
Cape Charles
CBBT
Rap Lt
York Spt

Wind Gusts

44009
Duck Buoy
Sewells Pt
Pilot Area
Ches Lgt
Wallops Is
Wach
Cape Charles
CBBT
Rap Lt
York Spt

Sustained Winds

Ocean City
Bishops Head
Stingray Point
Jamestown Buoy
Gooses Reef
Tangier Island
Potomac Buoy

Wind Gusts

Ocean City
Bishops Head
Stingray Point
Jamestown Buoy
Gooses Reef
Tangier Island
Potomac Buoy

 

Land Locations

Sustained Winds

Richmond
Salisbury
Norfolk
Farmville
Elizabeth City

Wind Gusts

Richmond
Salisbury
Norfolk
Farmville
Elizabeth City

Dendritic Layer (Omega * PW * RH) OPRH

The product of vertical motion, precipitable water, and relative humidity in the dendritic growth layer. Values will be most negative (favorable for snow growth) where strong ascent coincides with saturation in the dendritic growth layer.