Showing posts with label Key Terms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Key Terms. Show all posts

Friday, January 9, 2009

New Key from the RFS

RFS Winter Weather Key, Have a seperate Severe summer weather blog.

I went very complex with this, these are my boundaries as for the Central MD area

Winter Storm Watch: 4+ inches out 36 hours
Winter Storm Warning: 4-6 inches+ <24 hours out
Heavy Snow Watch: 8+ Inches 36 hours out
Heavy Snow Warning: 8+ inches <24 hours out
Blizzard Watch: Snow, 25mph+ winds for more than 2 hours reducing visibilities, 36 hours out
Blizzard Warning: Snow, 25+mph winds for more than 2 hours reducing visibilites, <24 hours out
Ground Blizzard Warning: Extreme blowing snow causing low visibilites
Whiteout Warning: Snow falling at 2+ inch rates or blowing slow causing near 0 visibility.
Ice Storm Watch: 0.20 inches+ of ice out 36 hours
Ice Storm Warning: 0.20 inches+ of ice <24 hours out
Sleet Watch: 2+ inches of sleet 36 hours out
Sleet Warning: 2+ inches of sleet <24 hours out
Winter Weather Advisory: Winter weather causing travel delays, not meeting Warning criteria <18 hours out
Snow Advisory OR Blowing Snow Advisory: 1-4 inches of snow/blowing snow <18 hours out
Freezing Rain Advisory: Freezing Rain disrupting travel, up to 0.19 inches of accumulation
Freezing Fog Advisory/Dense Fog Advisory: Frozen Fog causing low visibilities/ or regular fog
doing the same
Lake Effect Snow Advisories/Watches/Warnings: Unlikely, but accumulations from lake effect snow varying.
Ryan Forecasting Statement: Possible Winter Weather Affecting the area