215 FPUS71 KLWX 162200 NOWLWX Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 600 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 MDZ005-006-008-011-505>507-162245- Central and Southeast Howard-Cecil-Southern Baltimore-Northwest Harford-Carroll-Northern Baltimore-Northwest Howard- 600 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .NOW... At 559 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Stewartstown to 6 miles southeast of Hampstead to near Sykesville, moving east at 30 mph. Gusty winds of 35 to 45 mph and heavy downpours are possible with this line of storms. Locations impacted include... Baltimore, Pikesville, Cockeysville, Ellicott City, Towson, Woodlawn, Randallstown, Owings Mills, Bel Air North, Eldersburg, Milford Mill, Reisterstown, Lochearn, Mays Chapel, Timonium, Fallston, Hampton, Sykesville, Jarrettsville, and Oakland. This includes Interstate 70 in Maryland between mile markers 89 and 92. LAT...LON 3970 7622 3929 7675 3937 7704 3955 7674 3972 7665 3972 7622 TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 275DEG 26KT 3976 7653 3955 7676 3937 7705 $$ BRO  588 FPUS71 KLWX 162205 NOWLWX Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 605 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 MDZ503>506-VAZ053-501-505-506-526-527-162245- Central and Southeast Montgomery-Central and Southeast Howard-Northwest Montgomery-Northwest Howard-Fairfax-Eastern Loudoun-Northwest Prince William-Northern Fauquier-Western Loudoun-Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park- 605 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .NOW... At 604 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Sykesville to near Poolesville to The Plains, moving southeast at 20 mph. Gusty winds of 35 to 45 mph and heavy downpours are possible with this line of storms. Locations impacted include... Columbia, Germantown, Centreville, Rockville, Bethesda, Gaithersburg, Reston, Olney, South Riding, Herndon, Vienna, Broadlands, Lansdowne, Lowes Island, Brambleton, American Legion Bridge, Dulles International Airport, Historic Ellicott City, Ellicott City, and Aspen Hill. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Maryland between mile markers 74 and 88. Interstate 95 in Maryland between mile markers 35 and 38. Interstate 270 in Maryland between mile markers 1 and 14. LAT...LON 3935 7703 3936 7700 3929 7678 3927 7679 3926 7678 3912 7685 3911 7687 3913 7689 3912 7691 3908 7693 3875 7754 3895 7771 3919 7723 3936 7705 TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 307DEG 18KT 3933 7704 3912 7736 3888 7779 $$ BRO  138 FPUS71 KLWX 162211 NOWLWX Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 611 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 VAZ040-051-501-502-526-527-162245- Culpeper-Northwest Prince William-Northern Fauquier-Southern Fauquier-Rappahannock-Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park- 611 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .NOW... At 610 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Oatlands to near The Plains to 8 miles southwest of Hume, moving east at 20 mph. Gusty winds of 35 to 45 mph and heavy downpours are possible with these storms. Locations impacted include... Warrenton, Linton Hall, Haymarket, Middleburg, The Plains, Hume, Gainesville, New Baltimore, Marshall, Flint Hill, Broken Hill, Hackleys Crossroads, Amissville, Cresthill, Turnbull, Halfway, Meadowville, Viewtown, Auburn, and Rectortown. LAT...LON 3896 7772 3874 7754 3862 7805 3879 7815 3897 7777 TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 278DEG 16KT 3899 7765 3887 7786 3876 7812 $$ BRO  549 FPUS71 KLWX 162246 NOWLWX Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 646 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 VAZ040-051-501-502-162315- Culpeper-Northern Fauquier-Southern Fauquier-Rappahannock- 646 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .NOW... At 646 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near Warrenton, moving east at 20 mph. Gusty winds of 30 to 40 mph and heavy downpours are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Warrenton, New Baltimore, Opal, Turnbull, Airlie, Broken Hill, and Orlean. LAT...LON 3872 7801 3881 7789 3877 7768 3858 7784 TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 281DEG 19KT 3874 7789 $$ BRO  838 FPUS72 KKEY 162255 NOWKEY Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 655 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 GMZ033-034-170000- Gulf of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- 655 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .NOW... Through 8 pm, a few showers and possible thunderstorms will track northward at 15 knots, through the gulf waters adjacent to the Dry Tortugas, and 40 to 60 nm west of mainland Monroe. This activity will produce wind gusts near 25 knots, blinding downpours, and possibly a few lightning strikes. $$