Fw: Weekend Weather and Next Week Winter Storm Briefing #1
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Sent: Friday, February 14, 2025 1:21 PM
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Subject: Weekend Weather and Next Week Winter Storm Briefing #1
Good afternoon,
Attached is an updated briefing from National Weather Service Wakefield, VA as of Friday, February 14, 2025, highlighting the potential impacts from rain this weekend, wind Sunday and a winter storm expected the middle of next week.
Key Points:
- A brief light glaze of freezing rain is possible well north and west of Richmond Saturday morning.
- A couple waves of rainfall (moderate to heavy at times) is expected Saturday afternoon / evening and again Sunday morning. Some localized flooding is possible.
- Winds increase Sunday with gusts to 30 to 45 mph possible. Due to wet soils this cold result in some downed trees and power outages.
- There is increasing confidence in a significant winter storm next week. A period of heavy snowfall along with a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain are possible late Wednesday and through Thursday.
- Marine Weather - Gale Watches are in effect for Sunday into Monday morning. Expect SW winds gusting to 35-40kt on Sunday then shifting to the W by Sunday evening with gusts to 40 kt. Seas building to 6 to 9 feet over the coastal waters and 3 to 5 feet in the bay.
https://www.weather.gov/akq/Brief (see Snow/Ice Tab)
https://www.weather.gov/akq/winter (snow forecast page)
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/Prob_Precip/ (new precipitation portal for snow)
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