[MTHOLLYSVRWX] SPSPHI

[PHI Skywarn]

WWUS81 KPHI 110238
SPSPHI
DEZ002-MDZ019-020-NJZ021-022-111100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
940 PM EST TUE DEC 10 2002

...SOME FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE AT THE START EARLY ON THURSDAY...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES 
TUESDAY EVENING...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 
SOUTHERN DELMARVA AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY AROUND 
DAYBREAK. BUT DUE TO A SHALLOW LAYER OF NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES 
AT THE SURFACE...THE RAIN COULD FREEZE ON CONTACT AT THE ONSET IN 
ISOLATED LOCALES. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY CLIMB ABOVE 
THE FREEZING MARK SHORTLY AFTER THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS ENDING THE 
FREEZING RAIN THREAT.

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

FURTHER NORTH...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED WINTER 
WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR WEDNESDAY AND 
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR ACCUMULATING ICE. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO DRIVE 
UP TO THE PHILADELPHIA AREA OR INTO THE LEHIGH VALLEY OR UP TO THE 
POCONOS...OR THROUGH CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...BE PREPARED FOR ICY ROADS 
AND ASSOCIATED DELAYS.  

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT THE 
FOLLOWING ADDRESS, WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI.

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