Inclement weather is expected in the Southern Maryland Area with the inbound Winter Storm Fern. Current predictions forecast snow beginning Saturday afternoon with conservative estimates of accumulation at 3- to 6-inches, and some models estimating as high as 17-inches. Sleet is expected Sunday, with temperatures dropping into Monday preventing melt.

Impacts to base operations will be communicated through social media, including Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/NASPaxRiver/), Twitter feed (https://twitter.com/NASPaxRiverPAO),and the AtHoc alert system.

Whether you are a civilian, military, or contract employee at NAS Patuxent River, the key is working with your chain of command to determine if you are considered critical, non critical, or mission essential and what reporting procedures apply to you, for each of the conditions listed above, before inclement weather occurs.

In the event that personnel vehicles are on base through the storm, drivers are advised to park in groups to aid with snow plowing efforts in parking lots.