WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY

The National Weather Service in Sterling has issued a WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for ALL COUNTIES IN MARYLAND WEST OF THE CHESAPEAKE. A WINTER STORM WARNING is in effect in Garrett County

Regional Radar from Intellicast

Advisory Map via NWS Sterling.
PURPLE: Winter Weather Advisory
PINK: Winter Storm Warning

The Advisory Reads:

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
SATURDAY.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...A COATING TO AN INCH OF SNOW AND SLEET. ONE TO
  TWO TENTHS INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION FROM FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING.
  PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT INTO
  SATURDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN LATER
  SATURDAY BEFORE ENDING.

* TEMPERATURES...LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S.
  HIGHS SATURDAY IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 40S.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 15 MPH
  ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH LATER SATURDAY
  AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVELING
  CONDITIONS LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE MAIN
  IMPACT WILL BE ICE ACCUMULATION FROM FREEZING RAIN. ICE WILL
  ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWERLINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.