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WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
400 PM EST TUE DEC 10 2002

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING
FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE POCONOS - NORTHWEST NEW 
JERSEY - BERKS COUNTY AND THE LEHIGH VALLEY...
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING 
FOR WEDNESDAY FOR SOMERSET AND HUNTERDON COUNTIES AND UPPER SECTIONS 
OF MONTGOMERY - BUCKS AND CHESTER COUNTIES...
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 
FOR THE REST OF THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA - MOST OF 
THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE - NORTHERN DELAWARE AND CENTRAL NEW 
JERSEY... 

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...CENTERED OVER ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON... 
WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG THE APPALACHIANS TONIGHT AND EARLY 
WEDNESDAY BEFORE MOVING OFF THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC COAST 
WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

AS THE SYSTEM APPROACHES...RAIN IS FORECAST TO SPREAD ACROSS THE 
DELMARVA AROUND DAYBREAK...THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA BY MID 
MORNING...AND THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND POCONOS BY MIDDAY. BUT DUE TO A 
SHALLOW LAYER OF AT OR BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES NEAR THE 
SURFACE...THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FREEZE ON CONTACT AT THE ONSET. AS 
TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE POCONOS AND LEHIGH 
VALLEY...THE THREAT OF FREEZING RAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY 
AND INTO THE EVENING. ACROSS UPPER CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS... 
AS WELL AS NORTHERN HUNTERDON AND SOMERSET COUNTIES...THE THREAT OF 
FREEZING RAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. AS A 
RESULT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM 
WARNING FOR THE ABOVE AREAS.

FURTHER SOUTH...INCLUDING THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA... 
CENTRAL NEW JERSEY EXCLUDING THE IMMEDIATE COAST...AND THE NORTHERN 
DELMARVA...THE FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN 
IN THE MORNING LIMITING THE ACCUMULATION OF ICE. ALTHOUGH UNTREATED 
ROAD AND WALKING SURFACES ARE EXPECTED TO BE EXTREMELY SLIPPERY... 
THE THREAT OF ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS ARE 
LIMITED. FOR THIS REASON...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A 
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.   

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCLEMENT WEATHER IS 
EXPECTED TO BE POSITIONED WELL OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST BY THURSDAY 
MORNING. AT THIS TIME...THE THREAT OF FREEZING RAIN WILL END.  

THE FOLLOWING ARE SAFETY TIPS FOR THE HOME AND WHEN ON THE ROAD.

-IN CASE OF A POWER OUTAGE...HAVE AN ALTERNATE HEAT SOURCE SUCH AS A 
FIREPLACE OR A CAMP STOVE WITH FUEL.
-KEEP ALTERNATE HEAT SOURCES AWAY FROM FURNISHINGS...DRAPES...AND 
FLAMMABLE OBJECTS. PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. 
-WHEN TRAVELING...ALLOW YOURSELF EXTRA TIME FOR DELAYS OR EVEN 
POSTPONE PLANS.
-TEST ROAD SURFACES CAREFULLY BY GENTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES TO 
FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE EXTENT OF THE ICY CONDITIONS.
-MANUALLY PUMP BRAKES OR ALLOW THE VEHICLE'S ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM 
TO WORK

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT THE 
FOLLOWING ADDRESS, WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI (ALL IN LOWER CASE).

$$
 

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-110400-
CARBON PA-MONROE PA-SUSSEX NJ-

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING 
FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED BY MIDDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND ONE 
HALF INCH CAN BE ANTICIPATED. THE PRECIPITATION WILL END EARLY 
THURSDAY MORNING.

UNTREATED ROAD AND WALKING SURFACES WILL BE SLIPPERY AND EXTREMELY 
DANGEROUS. THE THREAT OF SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE 
LIMBS IS LIKELY.  

$$
 

NJZ007-008-PAZ060>062-110400-
BERKS PA-LEHIGH PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-WARREN NJ-

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING 
FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED BY MIDDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 
ONE-QUARTER TO AROUND ONE-HALF INCH CAN BE ANTICIPATED. THE 
PRECIPITATION WILL END EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

UNTREATED ROAD AND WALKING SURFACES WILL BE SLIPPERY AND EXTREMELY 
DANGEROUS. THE THREAT OF SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE 
LIMBS IS LIKELY.  

$$


NJZ009-010-PAZ067>069-110400-
BUCKS PA-CHESTER PA-HUNTERDON NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-SOMERSET NJ-

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING  
FOR WEDNESDAY AND INCLUDES UPPER CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS 
COUNTIES...AS WELL AS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF HUNTERDON AND SOMERSET 
COUNTIES...

FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 
ONE-QUARTER INCH CAN BE ANTICIPATED. THE PRECIPITATION WILL END 
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

UNTREATED ROAD AND WALKING SURFACES WILL BE SLIPPERY AND EXTREMELY 
DANGEROUS. THE THREAT OF ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE 
LIMBS IS POSSIBLE.  

$$


DEZ001-MDZ008-012-015-NJZ012-013-015>020-027-PAZ070-071-110400-
CAMDEN NJ-CECIL MD-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-KENT MD-MERCER 
NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN 
NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-SALEM NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON 
NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 
FOR WEDNESDAY...

FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED BY MID MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN 
BY MIDDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL...BUT WILL 
STILL CREATE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROAD AND WALKING 
SURFACES. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO END WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  

$$



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