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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1045 AM EST WED DEC 11 2002

.LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM TENNESSEE TO THE CAROLINA COAST WILL 
CONSOLIDATE AS ONE LOW OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TODAY...THEN HEAD 
NE AND OUT TO SEA TONIGHT...WHILE BRINGING A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN 
TO THE REGION.

NJZ020-027-111620-
OCEAN NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CANCELLED...
TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE AREA HAVE RISEN WELL ABOVE THE 32 DEGREE 
MARK IN MOST LOCATIONS. WHILE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 
THE AFTERNOON HOURS...FREEZING RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED.  THEREFORE THE 
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR OCEAN COUNTY AND 
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY.

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NJZ001-007>010-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>069-112200-
BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CARBON PA-CHESTER PA-HUNTERDON NJ-LEHIGH PA-
MONROE PA-MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-SOMERSET NJ-
SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES IN THE 
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT OR BELOW 
FREEZING TODAY AND TONIGHT IN MOST LOCATIONS. ICE ACCUMULATION OF 
ONE HALF INCH OR MORE IS POSSIBLE IN CARBON COUNTY...MONROE 
COUNTY...AND SUSSEX COUNTY BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
FURTHER SOUTH IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND ADJACENT AREAS OF NORTHERN 
AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NAMELY BERKS...LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...
WARREN...MORRIS...HUNTERDON...AND SOMERSET COUNTIES...ONE QUARTER TO 
ONE HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. IN  
CHESTER...MONTGOMERY...AND BUCKS COUNTIES...AROUND ONE-QUARTER INCH 
OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN 
PORTIONS OF THESE COUNTIES.

SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS ARE LIKELY NORTH AND 
VERY POSSIBLE IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND THE SUBURBS NORTH AND WEST OF 
PHILADELPHIA. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED...AS ROADS AND WALKWAYS 
COULD BE SLIPPERY AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. 

IN CASE OF A POWER OUTAGE...HAVE AN ALTERNATE HEAT SOURCE READY THAT 
CAN BE SAFELY USED INDOORS. KEEP ALTERNATE HEAT SOURCES AWAY FROM 
FURNISHINGS...DRAPES...AND FLAMMABLE OBJECTS...AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE 
VENTILATION. 

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL OUTDOORS...ALLOW YOURSELF EXTRA TIME FOR DELAYS. 
TEST ROAD SURFACES CAREFULLY BY GENTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES TO 
FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE EXTENT OF ICY CONDITIONS. MANUALLY 
PUMP BRAKES OR ALLOW THE VEHICLE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM TO WORK.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT THIS ADDRESS...
WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PHI.


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DEZ001-MDZ008-012-015-NJZ012-013-015>019-PAZ070-071-112000-CAMDEN 
NJ-CECIL MD-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-KENT MD-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX 
NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-QUEEN 
ANNE'S MD-SALEM NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INTO THIS AFTERNOON...

PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION. WHILE 
TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN CLOSE TO THE 32 DEGREE MARK...OR 
SLIGHTLY ABOVE...IN SOME AREAS...POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE STILL 
POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE REGION INTO THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE 
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ONE-QUARTER INCH...THIS 
MAY STILL BE ENOUGH TO CREATE SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON 
UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS.

IF TRAVELING...ALLOW YOURSELF EXTRA TIME FOR DELAYS. TEST ROAD 
SURFACES CAREFULLY BY GENTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES TO FAMILIARIZE 
YOURSELF WITH THE EXTENT OF ICY CONDITIONS. MANUALLY PUMP BRAKES OR 
ALLOW THE VEHICLE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM TO WORK.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT THIS ADDRESS...
WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PHI.

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