[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 12/24/2002 5:19:09 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
515 AM EST TUE DEC 24 2002

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EXPECTS A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET 
AND RAIN OVER SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA - CENTRAL NEW JERSEY - NORTHERN 
DELAWARE AND EXTREME NORTHEAST MARYLAND...

LOW PRESSURE OVER LOUISIANA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO THE OHIO VALLEY 
TODAY AND TONIGHT SPREADING SNOW...SLEET AND RAIN INTO SOUTHEAST 
PENNSYLVANIA AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY LATE TONIGHT. THE FARTHER NORTH 
ONE HEADS...THE MORE LIKELY THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN THE FORM 
OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE FAR NORTHERN AND WESTERN SUBURBS OF 
PHILADELPHIA AND NORTH OF TRENTON NEW JERSEY. HOWEVER...AS SOME 
WARMER AIR GRADUALLY MOVES NORTH DURING CHRISTMAS...THE SNOW AND 
MIXED PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO RAIN.

THE LOW WILL THEN REFORM ON THE COAST DURING WEDNESDAY BEFORE 
INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY AND HEADING NORTHEAST UP THE COAST. AFTER THE 
NEW LOW FORMS...COLDER AIR WILL RETURN AND PRECIPITATION WILL AGAIN 
CHANGE BACK OVER TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING DURING THE EVENING HOURS. IN 
THE HILLY AREAS OF CENTRAL NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...3 
TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL.

FARTHER TO THE SOUTH AND EAST...IN THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN 
AREA AND NEARBY AREAS OVER SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN DELAWARE 
AND NORTHEAST MARYLAND...MOSTLY RAIN IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...THE 
PRECIPITATION WILL PROBABLY BEGIN AS A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET BEFORE 
CHANGING TO RAIN. AGAIN...DURING WEDNESDAY EVENING...THE 
PRECIPITATION COULD CHANGE BACK TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING. 1 TO 3 INCHES 
OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE.

OVER SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...AND SOUTH OF THE CANAL IN NORTHEAST 
MARYLAND AND DELAWARE...RAIN IS FORECAST. SOME SLEET IS POSSIBLE AT 
THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION TONIGHT AND RAIN COULD CHANGE BRIEFLY TO 
SNOW BEFORE ENDING WEDNESDAY EVENING. COASTAL AREAS SHOULD GET ALL 
RAIN.

FROM PHILADELPHIA SOUTH AND EAST...RAIN COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON 
CHRISTMAS CAUSING URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH 
COULD BE ISSUED FOR THIS AREA LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.

AS ALWAYS THE ACTUAL TRACK OF THE STORM WILL DETERMINE HOW MUCH SNOW 
AND RAIN WILL FALL. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO 
CLOSELY MONITOR THIS SITUATION.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL TONIGHT OR WEDNESDAY...BE SURE TO 
CHECK THE FORECAST EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE FOR ANY UPDATED 
INFORMATION. 

YOU CAN ACCESS THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON THE INTERNET AT THE 
FOLLOWING ADDRESS, WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PHI (ALL IN LOWER CASE).

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