Coastal Flood Watch in effect Friday morning through Friday night... Moderate to occasionally heavy rain will continue through the evening across Anne Arundel County. Winds of 25 to 35 mph are expected...with gusts to 50 mph along the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Hourly rainfall amounts of around one third of an inch an hour will be likely.
Forecast for Anne Arundel
Updated: 6:45 PM EST on November 12, 2009
Coastal Flood Advisory in effect until 6 am EST Friday...
Wind Advisory in effect until 6 am EST Friday...
Coastal Flood Watch in effect from 6 am EST Friday through late Friday night...
Tonight
Rain. Windy with lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Friday
Rain...mainly in the morning. Breezy with highs in the lower 50s. North winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph in the morning. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
... Coastal Flood Advisory remains in effect until 6 am EST Friday... ... Coastal Flood Watch remains in effect from Friday morning through late Friday night...
A coastal Flood Advisory remains in effect until 6 am EST Friday. A coastal Flood Watch remains in effect from Friday morning through late Friday night.
Minor tidal flooding is expected during high tide tonight. Tides should remain around 2 feet above normal.
Tidal impacts will likely persist into the weekend during times of high tide.
Here are the times of the next high tides for Annapolis... 1:33 am and 2:27 PM...
Wind Advisory
Statement as of 2:22 PM EST on November 12, 2009
... Wind Advisory remains in effect until 6 am EST Friday...
A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 6 am EST Friday for mainly coastal portions of Anne Arundel... Calvert and St. Marys counties.
A strong coastal low pressure system will maintain a tight pressure gradient across southern Maryland. As strong northeast winds over the Chesapeake Bay continue through late tonight... occasional wind gusts of 45 to 50 mph can be expected... mainly along the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Winds will diminish gradually late tonight.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts in excess of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 5:49 PM EST on November 12, 2009
The following are unofficial observations taken during the past 42 hours for the storm that has been affecting our region. Appreciation is extended to Highway departments... cooperative observers... Skywarn spotters and media for these reports. This summary is also available on our home Page at weather.Gov/Baltimore
********************storm total rainfall********************
Location storm total time/date comments rainfall of (inches) measurement
Maryland
... Anne Arundel County... Balto/wash Intl 1.21 533 PM 11/12
... Charles County... La Plata 2.40 530 PM 11/12
... St. Mary's County... Hollywood 4.00 523 PM 11/12
Virginia
... Arlington County... Reagan National 1.47 534 PM 11/12