[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 08/31/2002 12:35:02

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1245 PM EDT SAT AUG 31 2002

...HEAVY SURF ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

A STIFF EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND IS FORECAST TO PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY 
ALONG THE COASTS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE.  BY LATE THIS MORNING 
SEAS HAD ALREADY BUILT TO 4 TO 6 FEET.  WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE 
IN WAVE HEIGHTS EXPECTED THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A 
HEAVY SURF ADVISORY FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY AND SUNDAY.

THE WIND SHOULD REMAIN FROM THE EAST AND NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH 
THROUGH SUNDAY WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY.  SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO 
BUILD TO 6 TO 10 FEET PRODUCING HEAVY SURF ALONG THE BEACHES OF NEW 
JERSEY AND DELAWARE.

IF YOU WILL BE VISITING A BEACH IN NEW JERSEY OR DELAWARE THIS 
WEEKEND PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE ADVICE OF THE LOCAL BEACH 
PATROL.  DO NOT ENTER WATERS THAT THE LOCAL BEACH PATROL HAVE DEEMED 
UNSAFE DUE TO THE HEAVY SURF.

THE ONSHORE WIND SHOULD WEAKEN ON MONDAY AND THE WAVES ARE EXPECTED 
TO SUBSIDE A BIT AT THAT TIME.

TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER RELATED 
INFORMATION.

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IOVINO


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