068  
FNUS71 KLWX 071623  
FWSLWX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DCA CRASH RESPONSE...NOAA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
1123 AM EST FRI FEB 7 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 07.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY BUILDS BACK INTO THE AREA TODAY. THE RISK  
FOR WINTRY PRECIPITATION RETURNS SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AS  
ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CROSSES THE REGION. HIGHS TODAY WILL PUSH  
TOWARD 50 DEGREES WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS AT 7 TO 14 KTS  
GUSTING UP TO 27 KTS AT TIMES. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH  
3PM BEFORE DROPPING OFF THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.  
LOWS TONIGHT WILL FALL BACK AROUND 30 DEGREES WITH NORTH  
WINDS AT 5 TO 7 KTS. WINDS WILL LIGHTEN WHILE TURNING TO THE  
EAST AND SOUTHEAST SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
OUTSIDE OF THE WIND, EXPECT SNOW AND SLEET TO MOVE OVER THE CRASH LOCATION  
BETWEEN 9-11AM. SNOW AND SLEET WILL TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN LATE  
SATURDAY AFTERNOON BETWEEN 3-5 PM WITH A SWITCH TO PLAIN RAIN BEFORE  
MIDNIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES SATURDAY WILL PUSH TOWARD 35 DEGREES  
WITH LOWS SATURDAY NIGHT AROUND 32 DEGREES.  
 
FOR AVIATION, VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 6Z TAF PERIOD DESPITE  
AN INCREASE IN MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER. MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS  
RETURN SATURDAY MID MORNING INTO SATURDAY EVENING.  
 
FOR THE MARINE WATERS, SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES CONTINUE THROUGH 4PM  
THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT BECOMING FLAT TONIGHT.  
 
FOR TIDAL PURPOSES, THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IS AT 3:25 PM WITH THE NEXT LOW TIDE  
IS AT 11:01 PM (THURSDAY),WHILE THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IS AT 4:14 AM (SATURDAY). NO  
TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED. CURRENT WATER TEMPERATURE IS 37 DEGREES.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/LWX/DCAINCIDENT2025.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 31  
MPH.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
 
TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY (%).........60 58 32 23  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............48 50 52 47  
SFC WIND (KTS)..NW 14 NW 12 NW 11 N 7  
SFC WND GST ....27 21 17 12  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT SHADING) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT SHADING).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTH WINDS UP TO 7 KNOTS IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT BEFORE MIDNIGHT BECOMING FLAT.  
 
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........29 42 57 57 60 67  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............45 40 37 34 33 32  
SFC WIND (KTS)..N 7 N 5 NE 4 NE 3 NE 2 E 2  
SFC WND GST ....10 7 5 4 3 3  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 0 0  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT SHADING). CHANCE OF SNOW AND  
LIGHT SLEET IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN, SNOW AND  
LIGHT SLEET IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO 6 KNOTS IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
 
TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........79 92 98 98  
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE SNOW SNOW SNOW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............31 32 33 34  
SFC WIND (KTS)..E 2G3 E 3G5 E 5G7 SE 6G8  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...TAYLOR  
REQUESTED BY...RYAN WARTICK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE  
.TAG 2502520.0/LWX  
.DELDT 02/07/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RYAN.WARTICK@NOAA.GOV  
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