National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington

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National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington
2015-05-14 07 49 32 The Baltimore-Washington National Weather Service Forecast Office in Sterling, Virginia.jpg
Typesbranch Edit this on Wikidata
LocationSterling Edit this on Wikidata
CountryUnited States Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates38°58′35″N 77°29′08″W / 38.976494°N 77.485625°W / 38.976494; -77.485625Coordinates: 38°58′35″N 77°29′08″W / 38.976494°N 77.485625°W / 38.976494; -77.485625[1] Edit this at Wikidata
Websitewww.weather.gov/lwx/ Edit this on Wikidata

The National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington is a local office of the National Weather Service responsible for monitoring weather conditions in 44 counties in eastern West Virginia, northern and central Virginia, the majority of the state of Maryland, as well as the city of Washington, D.C. Although labeled as the NWS Baltimore/Washington, its actual location is off Old Ox Road (Virginia State Route 606) in the Dulles section of Sterling, Virginia, adjacent to Washington Dulles International Airport.

The NWS Baltimore/Washington currently employs about 25 people including meteorologists, support personnel, and management staff, working rotating shifts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Effective November 10, 2020, the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington will be responsible for Cecil County, Maryland, rather than the National Weather Service Mount Holly/Philadelphia. As of the same date, the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington will be responsible for Garrett County, Maryland, rather than the National Weather Service Pittsburgh.[2]

Jurisdictions served[]

Service map for the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington prior to the addition of Cecil and Garrett counties on November 10, 2020

District of Columbia[]

Maryland[]

Counties[]

Independent city[]

Virginia[]

Counties[]

Independent cities[]

West Virginia[]

Aviation weather services locations[]

First-order/climate sites[]

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NOAA Weather Radio[]

The National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington forecast office provides programming for eight NOAA Weather Radio stations.[5]

City of license Call sign Frequency (MHz) Power
Baltimore, Maryland KEC83 162.400 MHz 1,000 watts
Hagerstown, Maryland WXM42 162.475 MHz 1,000 watts
Manassas, Virginia KHB36 162.550 MHz 1,000 watts
Moorefield, West Virginia WXM73 162.400 MHz 500 watts
Frostburg, Maryland WXM43 162.425 MHz 300 watts
Charlottesville, Virginia KZZ28 162.450 MHz 1,000 watts
Washington, D.C. WNG736 162.450 MHz 300 watts
Fredericksburg, Virginia WZ2527 162.425 MHz 300 watts

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.weather.gov/lwx/.
  2. ^ Berk, Justin (October 18, 2020). "National Weather Service Will Bring 2 More Maryland Counties Under One Office". Just In Weather.
  3. ^ a b "Transfer of NWS Forecast & Warning Services for Maryland's Garrett & Cecil Counties to NWS Baltimore/Washington Effective November 10, 2020". NWS Baltimore/Washington. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  4. ^ "Local Climatology Reporting Locations". National Weather Service Sterling, VA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  5. ^ NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio, NOAA. Retrieved August 2, 2018.

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