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WSWPHI

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

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED THE 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 CONTINUED THE WINTER STORM 
WARNING FOR WEDNESDAY FOR SOMERSET AND HUNTERDON COUNTIES AND UPPER 
SECTIONS OF MONTGOMERY - BUCKS AND CHESTER COUNTIES...
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED THE 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 THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES 
TUESDAY EVENING...WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG THE APPALACHIANS 
OVERNIGHT 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.  

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-111100-
CARBON PA-MONROE PA-SUSSEX NJ-

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED THE 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.  

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NJZ007-008-PAZ060>062-111100-
BERKS PA-LEHIGH PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-WARREN NJ-

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED THE 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.  

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NJZ009-010-PAZ067>069-111100-
BUCKS PA-CHESTER PA-HUNTERDON NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-SOMERSET NJ-

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED THE 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.  

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DEZ001-MDZ008-012-015-NJZ012-013-015>020-027-PAZ070-071-111100-
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 CONTINUED THE 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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