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WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
317 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2002

...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY...

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-102100-
BERKS PA-CARBON PA-LEHIGH PA-MONROE PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-
SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-

...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY...

LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM THE GULF COAST STATES TONIGHT 
AND REDEVELOP OVER THE WATERS EAST OF THE CAROLINAS ON WEDNESDAY. 
THE LOW WILL HEAD OUT TO SEA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST...FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP 
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WITH A QUARTER TO 
HALF AN INCH OF ICE POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 
UPPER TEENS TO LOW 20S EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND ONLY RISE TO THE 
LOW 30S BY LATE IN THE DAY.  

THE REASON THAT FREEZING RAIN IS FORECAST RATHER THAN SNOW IS 
DUE TO SEVERAL FACTORS. FIRST...ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE 
FORECAST TO MOVE IN WELL ABOVE THE SURFACE. SECOND...GROUND 
TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN BELOW FREEZING DUE TO THE COLD AIR IN 
PLACE COMBINED WITH THE CURRENT SNOW COVER. THIS COMBINATION WOULD 
ALLOW RAIN TO FALL WHICH COULD FREEZE ON CONTACT WITH THE GROUND 
CAUSING FREEZING RAIN.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT 
SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS MAY 
BECOME HAZARDOUS...SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST 
FORECASTS. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET
AT WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.



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