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AREA FORECASTSWASHINGTON: Today, partly sunny, very windy, cold. High 40. Windnorth-northwest 15-30 mph. Tonight, windy, very cold. Low 20. Windnorthwest 12-22 mph. Monday, sunny, breezy, cold. High 42. Windwest- northwest 10-20 mph.

MARYLAND: Today, partly sunny, very windy, cold. High 36-40.Wind northwest 15-30 mph. Tonight, partly cloudy, cold, windy. Low18-22. Wind northwest 12-22 mph. Monday, sunny, cold, windy. High40-44. Wind northwest 10-22 mph.VIRGINIA: Today, mostly sunny, very windy, cold. High 40-44.Wind north-northwest 15-30 mph. Tonight, partly cloudy, windy, verycold. Low 20-24. Wind north 12-22 mph. Monday, sunny, windy, cold.High 42- 46. Wind northwest 10-20 mph.Recreational ForecastsMOUNTAINSMaryland, Virginia and West Virginia: Today, windy, partly sunny,cold. High 35-40. Low 15-20. Wind northwest 15-25 mph. Monday,sunny, windy, cold. High 38-43. Wind north 12-22 mph.BEACHESMaryland and Delaware: Today, partly sunny, high winds, cold.High 40-45. Low 20-25. Wind northwest 20-40 mph. Monday, sunny,cold, windy. High 42-47. Wind north 15-25 mph.Virginia: Today, mostly sunny, very windy, cold. High 38-43. Low18-23. Wind north-northwest 15-30 mph. Monday, sunny, windy, cold.High 40-45. Wind northwest 10-20 mph.BOATINGUpper Potomac River: Today, partly sunny, windy, cold. Wind northto northeast 15-30 knots.Lower Potomac and Chesapeake Bay: Today, partly sunny. Wind northto northeast 15-30 knots. Waves 2-3 feet on the lower Potomac and3-5 feet on the Chesapeake Bay.River Stages: The National Weather Service forecast for the stageat Little Falls is 4.5 feet this morning and predicts the level torise to 5.4 feet Monday. Flood stage at Little Falls is 10 feet.PLANET WATCHSunRise 6:32 a.m.Set 6:06 p.m.MoonRise 11:21 p.m.Set 9:32 a.m.MercuryRise 7:01 a.m.Set 7:32 p.m.VenusRise 7:48 a.m.Set 8:35 p.m.MarsRise 10:29 p.m.Set 9:08 a.m.JupiterRise 7:22 a.m.Set 7:35 p.m.SaturnRise 8:30 a.m.Set 9:38 p.m.UranusRise 5:12 a.m.Set 3:24 p.m.ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONForecasts for Washington area, 202-334-9000 code 9100.Long range regional forecasts, 703-260-0405.Chesapeake Bay boating forecast, 703-260-0505.Recreational and traveler's forecast, 703-260-0706.Smithsonian Institution star/planet information, 202-357-2000.Air Quality Index, 202-962-3299For hourly updates of major cities on the internet,http://www.weatherpost.com