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On Rt. 1206 North (Allen Ave) in the County of King George, in the vicinity of Dahlgren Rd; Marion Dr; VA-206E/W, motorists can expect delays due to a vehicle accident.
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Wed 12/12/2018 6:05 PM EST

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On I-66 East at mile marker 74.5 in the County of Arlington, motorists can expect delays due to a disabled vehicle.
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Wed 12/12/2018 6:13 PM EST

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On I-395 North in the County of Arlington, at 14th Street Bridge, motorists can expect delays due to congestion. Traffic backups are approximately 2.0 miles.
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Wed 12/12/2018 6:30 PM EST

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On I-495 North at mile marker 44.8 in the County of Fairfax, motorists can expect delays due to congestion.
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Wed 12/12/2018 4:30 PM EST

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On I-64 in the City of Norfolk, at Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel West, motorists can expect potential delays due to a bridge/tunnel stoppage. All west lanes are closed.
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Wed 12/12/2018 6:29 PM EST

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On I-95 at mile marker 158.1 in the County of Prince William, motorists can expect delays due to a disabled vehicle. The North right shoulder is closed.
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Wed 12/12/2018 6:22 PM EST

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On I-395 at mile marker 9.4 in the County of Arlington, motorists can expect delays due to a disabled vehicle. The North right shoulder is closed.
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Wed 12/12/2018 6:16 PM EST

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On I-95 North at mile marker 178.1 in the County of Fairfax, motorists can expect delays due to congestion. Traffic backups are approximately 4.0 miles.
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Wed 12/12/2018 6:28 PM EST

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On I-495 South at mile marker 49.3 in the County of Fairfax, motorists can expect delays due to congestion. Traffic backups are approximately 3.0 miles.
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Wed 12/12/2018 6:05 PM EST

Dec 12, 2018 22:04 - Low-level unrest continues at Great Sitkin volcano. Small earthquakes associated with the ongoing unrest continue to be recorded on the local seismic network. No eruptive activity was observed in satellite or web camera views of the volcano over the past day. No explosive activity was detected on a regional infrasound array on Adak Island. Great Sitkin volcano is monitored with a local real-time seismic network, which will typically allow AVO to detect changes in unrest that may lead to an explosive eruption. Rapid detection of an ash-producing eruption would be ...

Dec 12, 2018 22:04 - Low-level unrest continues at Cleveland volcano. A small explosion, detected by the local seismic network, occurred today at 20:53 UTC (11:53 AKST). Satellite views of the volcano were obscured by clouds at the time, and no ash cloud has yet been observed. No other significant activity was detected over the past day. The color code and alert level were raised to Orange/Watch. Cleveland volcano is monitored by only two seismic stations, which restricts AVO's ability to detect precursory unrest that may lead to an explosive eruption. Rapid detection of an ash-producing ...

Dec 12, 2018 22:04 - Unrest continues at Semisopochnoi volcano. No eruptive activity was detected in regional infrasound data, or observed in mostly cloudy satellite views of the volcano, over the past day. Local seismic data remains offline. Semisopochnoi is monitored with an on-island seismic network, though this is currently off-line, and remotely by satellite and lightning sensors. Furthermore, an infrasound array on Adak Island may detect explosive emissions from Semisopochnoi with a 13 minute delay if atmospheric conditions permit.

Dec 12, 2018 22:04 - Webcam and satellite imagery over the past few days suggests that effusion of lava from Veniaminof's intracaldera cone has stopped. However, many small explosive bursts were detected yesterday by the local seismic network suggesting weak activity may have been occurring at that time. These explosions were not recorded by regional infrasound sensors. No explosions have been detected since late yesterday afternoon, and the seismic tremor disappeared around the same time. However, small low-frequency seismic events continue. Veniaminof volcano is monitored with a local ...

33-year-old Emanuel Fluter appeared in court Wednesday to face murder charges after slashing his three-year-old niece's throat over the weekend, killing her. Josephine Bulubenchi, the victim, was asleep at the...

Wednesday afternoon, jurors heard closing arguments in the civil case stemming from a 2012 drunk driving crash.

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AXNT20 KNHC 122319
TWDAT

Tropical Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
619 PM EST Wed Dec 12 2018

Tropical Weather Discussion for North America, Central America
Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, northern sections of South
America, and Atlantic Ocean to the African coast from the
Equator to 32N. The following information is based on satellite
imagery, weather observations, radar and meteorological analysis.

Based on 1800 UTC surface analysis and satellite imagery through
2315 UTC.

...SPECIAL FEATURES...

...Gulf of Mexico Gale Warning...

A cold front is forecast to enter the northwest Gulf of Mexico
from the Mississippi Delta to Tamiahua, Mexico on Thu night, from
the Florida Big Bend to the eastern Bay of Campeche on Fri morning
and move E of area before sunrise on Sat. Gale-force winds are
expected on Thursday night behind the front over the area north
of 25N and west of 94W. These conditions will continue through
Friday evening. Please read the latest High Seas Forecast under
AWIPS/WMO headers HSFAT2/FZNT02 KNHC for more details.

...MONSOON TROUGH/ITCZ...

The monsoon trough extends from the coast of Sierra Leone near
07N12W to 03N24W. The ITCZ continues from that point to 00N47W.
Scattered showers are noted along the ITCZ between 31W-47W.

GULF OF MEXICO...

A 1026 mb surface high is centered over northern Florida and
extending across the basin. Scatterometer data depicts gentle to
moderate anticyclonic flow prevailing across the area.

Fresh to locally strong southerly return flow will precede a cold
front moving off the Texas coast by early Thursday with the front
reaching from the Mississippi Delta to Tamiahua, Mexico on Thu night,
from the Florida Big Bend to the eastern Bay of Campeche on Fri
morning and move E of area before sunrise on Sat. Strong to near
gale force northerly flow west of the front will increase to gale-
force on Thursday evening over the northwest and west-central gulf
waters. Near gale force southerly flow expected east of the front
on Friday. The pressure gradient will relax this weekend with
moderate west flow expected on Sat evening with seas subsided to
less than 8 ft throughout the gulf by sunrise on Sun.

CARIBBEAN SEA...

A weakening stationary front extends from eastern Cuba near
20N75W to 16N86W. Scattered showers are noted along the front. In
the eastern Caribbean, scattered showers are seen south of 16N
between 66W-72W just north of the ABC Islands. The remainder of
the Caribbean is relatively dry. Gentle to moderate trades winds
are noted across the eastern and central portion of the basin,
while moderate to fresh winds prevail south of Cuba mainly west
of 76W.

Fresh to strong trade winds will prevail across the south central
Caribbean with nocturnal pulses to near-gale force off the
northwest coast of Colombia. These winds will expand north across
the entire central Caribbean on Friday. The weak frontal boundary
across the west Caribbean will drift west-northwest and gradually
dissipate through early Friday. A cold front will enter the
northwest Caribbean on Friday afternoon, and dissipate over the
NW Caribbean during the upcoming weekend. Large north swell will
reach the Leewards on Saturday, and spread south through the
northeast Atlantic passages during the weekend.

ATLANTIC OCEAN...

A cold front extends from 31N56W to 24N65W, then becomes
stationary from that point to 20N73W. Scattered showers are noted
along the front north of 28N. To the east, a 1027 mb surface high
is centered near 31N27W and extends across the remainder of the
basin.

The front is forecast to drift back north on Thursday and extend
along 25N on Friday. Fresh to strong winds will develop along
this boundary as strong high pressure moves east across the
northern waters ahead of the next cold front to enter the
west Atlantic waters on Friday night. A strong pressure gradient
between the front and the high pressure will support strong to
near gale southerly return flow north of the Bahamas on Thursday
night and Friday. The front is expected to reach from 31N68W to
the central Bahamas on Sunday afternoon.


For additional information please visit
http://www.hurricanes.gov/marine

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ERA

Family and supporters of a woman killed outside a Dallas strip club earlier this year are demanding answers from the Dallas Police Department about advancements in the case.

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...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THURSDAY... * WIND...South wind 25 to 35 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...La Push, Neah Bay, Westport, Hoquiam. * TIMING...Tonight. * IMPACTS...Winds may be strong enough to down tree limbs, causing local power outages. Wind Advisory 2018-12-12T15:06:00-08:00 2018-12-13T09:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Coast; North Coast FIPS6 053009 053027 053031 UGC WAZ516 WAZ517 VTEC /O.EXT.KSEW.WI.Y.0016.181213T0200Z-181213T1700Z/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... * WIND...South wind 25 to 35 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...Ferndale, Bellingham, Sandy Point, Anacortes, Friday Harbor. * TIMING...Tonight through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Winds may be strong enough to down tree limbs, Wind Advisory 2018-12-12T15:06:00-08:00 2018-12-13T12:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Admiralty Inlet Area; San Juan County; Western Skagit County; Western Whatcom County FIPS6 053029 053031 053055 053057 053073 UGC WAZ001 WAZ503 WAZ506 WAZ510 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0016.181213T0200Z-181213T2000Z/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until noon PST Thursday. * WIND...South wind 20 to 35 MPH with gusts to 50 MPH. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS... * TIMING...Wind rising during the evening and peaking Thursday Wind Advisory 2018-12-12T15:06:00-08:00 2018-12-13T12:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Bellevue and Vicinity; Bremerton and Vicinity; Everett and Vicinity; Hood Canal Area; Seattle and Vicinity; Tacoma Area FIPS6 053031 053033 053035 053045 053053 053061 UGC WAZ507 WAZ509 WAZ511 WAZ556 WAZ558 WAZ559 VTEC /O.EXA.KSEW.WI.Y.0016.181213T0200Z-181213T2000Z/