[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 12/29/2002 3:34:58 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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NJZ001-007>010-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>069-301000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
331 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2002

...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT...
 
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...CENTERED OVER MONTANA SUNDAY EVENING... 
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF STATES BEFORE 
MOVING INTO SOUTHERN CANADA ON MONDAY. AS IT DOES SO...A WARM FRONT 
IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY MORNING ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST 
BEFORE TRACKING ACROSS THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC STATES MONDAY 
NIGHT. 

AS THE WARM FRONT APPROACHES...LIGHT RAIN IS FORECAST TO SPREAD 
ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA AND ABOUT THE NORTHERN 
HALF OF NEW JERSEY. BUT DUE TO AN EXPECTED SHALLOW LAYER OF 
FREEZING OR NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE...THE RAIN 
COULD FREEZE ON CONTACT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN POCONOS AND NORTHWEST 
NEW JERSEY...THE LEHIGH VALLEY...AND BERKS COUNTY. 

AT THE MOMENT...IT APPEARS TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN POCONOS 
AND EXTREME NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY WILL START OUT AROUND 30 DEGREES 
MONDAY EVENING AND ONLY CLIMB INTO THE LOWER 30S BY DAYBREAK 
TUESDAY. FOR BERKS COUNTY...THE LEHIGH VALLEY...AND WARREN AND 
MORRIS COUNTIES OF NEW JERSEY...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO START 
OUT IN THE LOWER 30S MONDAY EVENING BEFORE CLIMBING INTO THE MID 
30S. 

THE WARM FRONT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCLEMENT WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO 
MOVE NORTH OF THE REGION SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE ON TUESDAY. AT THIS 
TIME...THE THREAT OF PRECIPITATION WILL END.  

IF YOU RESIDE OR ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL INTO THE AFOREMENTIONED AREA 
MONDAY NIGHT...BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ICY ROADS OR 
WALKWAYS. 

AS THE THREAT OF FREEZING RAIN APPROACHES...ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS 
FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE ISSUED. STAY TUNED. IF 
YOU HAVE A COMPUTER AND WOULD LIKE TO OBTAIN WEATHER INFORMATION ON 
THE INTERNET...TYPE IN WEATHER.GOV (ALL IN LOWER CASE) AND CLICK 
ANYWHERE ON THE INTERACTIVE MAP OF THE UNITED STATES. THE DIRECT 
LINK TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE HERE IN MOUNT HOLLY IS 
WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI (ALSO...ALL IN LOWER CASE).

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