[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Marine Warning : PHI@ 05/12/2002 20:12:49

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
808 PM EDT SUN MAY 12 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
  DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT BREAKWATER HARBOR, NJ TO
  SLAUGHTER BEACH, DE...
  DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT BREAKWATER HARBOR, NJ TO
  SLAUGHTER BEACH, DE...
  COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND, DE OUT 20
  NM...
  COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND, DE OUT 40
  NM...
 
* UNTIL 915 PM EDT

* AT 802 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH WINDS OF 50 KNOTS OR GREATER... FROM 14
  MILES NORTHWEST OF GREAT EGG INLET TO 43 MILES WEST OF SLAUGHTER
  BEACH...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  OVER LONGPORT AT 820 PM EDT
  OVER SLAUGHTER BEACH AT 845 PM EDT
  OVER WILDWOOD...CAPE MAY AT 855 PM EDT

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM WITH STRONG WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 50
KNOTS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SUDDENLY CAUSE
ROUGH SEAS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY QUICKLY. MARINERS IN
OR NEAR THIS STORM SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY.

WATERSPOUTS CAN PRODUCE WINDS UP TO 80 KNOTS WHICH CAN CAPSIZE BOATS.
AVOID WATERSPOUTS BY MOVING AWAY FROM THE PATH OF THE STORM. WEAKER
WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE UNDER CLOUDS WITH LITTLE RAIN AND SHOULD
ALSO BE AVOIDED.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE COAST GUARD. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND AND
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

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LAT...LON 3942 7469 3905 7620 3832 7466 3915 7334

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