National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington

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National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
Baltimore/Washington
Agency overview

The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Sterling, Virginia
Type	Meteorological
Jurisdiction	National Weather Service
Headquarters	43858 Weather Service Rd. Sterling, VA 20166 38°58′35″N 77°29′08″W
Employees	25
Agency executives	James E. Lee, Meteorologist in Charge Christopher Strong, Warning Coordination Meteorologist
Parent agency	National Weather Service
Website	www.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.

Jurisdictions served

District of Columbia

Washington, D.C.

Maryland

Counties

Independent city

City of Baltimore

Virginia

Counties

Independent cities

West Virginia

Aviation weather services locations

Maryland
- Baltimore–Washington International Airport (Linthicum)
- Martin State Airport (Middle River)
Virginia
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). "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. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
"Local Climatology Reporting Locations". National Weather Service Sterling, VA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio, NOAA. Retrieved August 2, 2018.

External links

Official website

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