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National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington

Field	Value
agency_name	National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
Baltimore/Washington
picture	File:2015-05-14_07_49_32_The_Baltimore-Washington_National_Weather_Service_Forecast_Office_in_Sterling,_Virginia.jpg
picture_width	325px
picture_caption	The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Sterling, Virginia
logo	US-NationalWeatherService-Logo.svg
logo_width	160 px
formed
jurisdiction	National Weather Service
headquarters	43858 Weather Service Rd.
Sterling, VA 20166
coordinates
employees	25
chief1_name	James E. Lee
chief1_position	Meteorologist in Charge
chief2_name	Christopher Strong
chief2_position	Warning Coordination Meteorologist
agency_type	Meteorological
parent_agency	National Weather Service
website

Baltimore/Washington Sterling, VA 20166

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.

Jurisdictions served

District of Columbia

Washington, D.C.

Maryland

Counties

Allegany County
Anne Arundel County
Baltimore County
Calvert County
Carroll County
Cecil County (from November 10, 2020)
Charles County
Frederick County
Garrett County (from November 10, 2020)
Harford County
Howard County
Montgomery County
Prince George's County
St. Mary's County
Washington County

Independent city

City of Baltimore

Virginia

Counties

Albemarle County
Arlington County
Augusta County
Clarke County
Culpeper County
Fairfax County
Fauquier County
Frederick County
Greene County
Highland County
King George County
Loudoun County
Madison County
Nelson County
Orange County
Page County
Prince William County
Rappahannock County
Rockingham County
Shenandoah County
Spotsylvania County
Stafford County
Warren County

Independent cities

City of Alexandria
City of Charlottesville
City of Fairfax
City of Falls Church
City of Fredericksburg
City of Harrisonburg
City of Manassas
City of Manassas Park
City of Staunton
City of Waynesboro
City of Winchester

West Virginia

Berkeley County
Grant County
Hampshire County
Hardy County
Jefferson County
Mineral County
Morgan County
Pendleton County

Aviation weather services locations

Maryland
- Baltimore–Washington International Airport (Linthicum)
- Martin State Airport (Middle River)
Virginia
- Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (Charlottesville)
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (Arlington)
- Washington Dulles International Airport (Chantilly/Sterling)
West Virginia
- Shepherd Field/Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport (Martinsburg)

First-order/climate sites

Maryland
- Baltimore–Washington International Airport (Linthicum)
- Hagerstown Regional Airport
- Maryland Science Center (Baltimore)
Virginia
- Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (Arlington)
- Washington Dulles International Airport (Chantilly/Sterling)
West Virginia
- Eastern WV Regional Airport (Martinsburg)

NOAA Weather Radio

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

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

Berk, Justin (October 18, 2020). "[https://www.justinweather.com/2020/10/18/national-weather-service-will-bring-2-more-maryland-counties-under-one-office/ National Weather Service Will Bring 2 More Maryland Counties Under One Office]". ''Just In Weather''.
"Transfer of NWS Forecast & Warning Services for Maryland's Garrett & Cecil Counties to NWS Baltimore/Washington Effective November 10, 2020". NWS Baltimore/Washington.
"Local Climatology Reporting Locations". National Weather Service Sterling, VA.
[https://www.weather.gov/lwx/nwr NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio], [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA]]. Retrieved August 2, 2018.

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