Quantico, Virginia
Short-term forecast
Issued by the National Weather Service at 12:25 PM EDT on March 15, 2010
coastal Flood Warning in effect until 11 PM EDT this evening... Scattered showers will continue to move south across the Washington DC metropolitan area this afternoon. Through 2 PM...a tenth to two tenths of an inch of rainfall will be likely across Stafford and King George counties.
5-day forecast
As of 12:00 PM EDT on March 15, 2010
This Afternoon...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs around 50. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening...then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows around 40. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Tuesday...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the morning...then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Almanac
Key: T = Trace of precipitation; MM = data not available
Coastal Flood Warning
Issued by the National Weather Service at 12:02 PM EDT on March 15, 2010
... Coastal Flood Warning remains in effect until 11 PM EDT this
evening...
A coastal Flood Warning remains in effect until 11 PM EDT this
evening.
Water levels along the upper tidal Potomac River continue to run
3 to 4 feet above normal... except near Georgetown where departures
were in excess of 5 feet above normal. Moderate tidal flooding is
expected to continue through high tide this evening.
The crest of fresh water flooding is coming down the Potomac
River. Since this crest will between the morning and evening high
tides... a prolonged period of high water is expected. Look for
water levels near Georgetown to continue to be between 10 ft and
11 ft through this evening.
For Washington DC... a water level of 10 feet at Wisconsin Avenue
will cause water to approach k street in Georgetown near
Washington Harbour. At 10.5 feet... water approaches Independence
Avenue at 17th street and the George Washington Memorial Parkway
at the Railroad bridge north of Reagan National Airport. At a
water level of 12 feet... the parking lot at the foot of Wisconsin
Avenue floods.
For Alexandria... tidal flooding will continue to impact the
Waterfront... including the 100 block of King Street... Union street
below Cameron street... and Prince street..
Here are the times of the next high tides
along the Potomac River...
Alexandria... 9:26 PM...
Indian Head... 8:54 PM...
Goose Bay... 5:00 PM...
Coltons Point... 3:50 PM...
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National Weather Service: Coastal Flood Warning |
Short-term forecast
Issued by the National Weather Service at 12:25 PM EDT on March 15, 2010
coastal Flood Warning in effect until 11 PM EDT this evening... Scattered showers will continue to move south across the Washington DC metropolitan area this afternoon. Through 2 PM...a tenth to two tenths of an inch of rainfall will be likely across Stafford and King George counties.
5-day forecast
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Forecast
As of 12:00 PM EDT on March 15, 2010
This Afternoon...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs around 50. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening...then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows around 40. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Tuesday...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the morning...then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
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Coastal Flood Warning
Issued by the National Weather Service at 12:02 PM EDT on March 15, 2010
... Coastal Flood Warning remains in effect until 11 PM EDT this
evening...
A coastal Flood Warning remains in effect until 11 PM EDT this
evening.
Water levels along the upper tidal Potomac River continue to run
3 to 4 feet above normal... except near Georgetown where departures
were in excess of 5 feet above normal. Moderate tidal flooding is
expected to continue through high tide this evening.
The crest of fresh water flooding is coming down the Potomac
River. Since this crest will between the morning and evening high
tides... a prolonged period of high water is expected. Look for
water levels near Georgetown to continue to be between 10 ft and
11 ft through this evening.
For Washington DC... a water level of 10 feet at Wisconsin Avenue
will cause water to approach k street in Georgetown near
Washington Harbour. At 10.5 feet... water approaches Independence
Avenue at 17th street and the George Washington Memorial Parkway
at the Railroad bridge north of Reagan National Airport. At a
water level of 12 feet... the parking lot at the foot of Wisconsin
Avenue floods.
For Alexandria... tidal flooding will continue to impact the
Waterfront... including the 100 block of King Street... Union street
below Cameron street... and Prince street..
Here are the times of the next high tides
along the Potomac River...
Alexandria... 9:26 PM...
Indian Head... 8:54 PM...
Goose Bay... 5:00 PM...
Coltons Point... 3:50 PM...
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