National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington

National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
Baltimore/Washington

The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Sterling, Virginia
Agency overview
TypeMeteorological
JurisdictionNational Weather Service
Headquarters43858 Weather Service Rd.
Sterling, VA 20166
38°58′35″N 77°29′08″W
Employees25
Agency executives
  • James E. Lee, Meteorologist in Charge
  • Christopher Strong, Warning Coordination Meteorologist
Parent agencyNational Weather Service
Websitewww.weather.gov/lwx/

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.

As of November 10, 2020, the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington is 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 is responsible for Garrett County, Maryland, rather than the National Weather Service Pittsburgh.[1]

Jurisdictions served

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The National Weather Service Office in Sterling, Virginia's forecast area includes the District of Columbia, much of Maryland, Northern Virginia, and eastern West Virginia.

District of Columbia

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Maryland

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Counties

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Independent city

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Virginia

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Counties

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Independent cities

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West Virginia

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Aviation weather services locations

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First-order/climate sites

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NOAA Weather Radio

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The National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington forecast office provides programming for eight NOAA Weather Radio stations.[4]

City of license Call sign Frequency (MHz) Power Service area of transmitter
Baltimore, Maryland KEC83 162.400 MHz 1,000 watts Baltimore Metro Area and northeastern Maryland
Hagerstown, Maryland WXM42 162.475 MHz 1,000 watts Central Maryland, Northern Shenandoah Valley
Manassas, Virginia KHB36 162.550 MHz 1,000 watts Northern Virginia
Moorefield, West Virginia WXM73 162.400 MHz 500 watts Potomac Highlands, Shenandoah Valley
Frostburg, Maryland WXM43 162.425 MHz 300 watts Western Maryland, Potomac Highlands
Charlottesville, Virginia KZZ28 162.450 MHz 1,000 watts Charlottesville Metro Area and Central Virginia
Washington, D.C. WNG736 162.450 MHz 300 watts Immediate Washington Metro Area
Fredericksburg, Virginia WZ2527 162.425 MHz 300 watts Fredericksburg Metro Area and Northern Virginia

References

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  1. ^ Berk, Justin (October 18, 2020). "National Weather Service Will Bring 2 More Maryland Counties Under One Office". Just In Weather.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Local Climatology Reporting Locations". National Weather Service Sterling, VA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  4. ^ NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio, NOAA. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
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