[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 10/06/2002 18:58:42

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - MINOR TIDAL FLOODING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
700 PM EDT SUN OCT 6 2002

...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND MONDAY MORNING
ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTLINES...

AN ONSHORE FLOW COMBINED WITH A NEW MOON MAY CAUSE MINOR TIDAL 
FLOODING ALONG THE MORE FLOOD PRONE PORTIONS OF THE NEW JERSEY AND 
DELAWARE COASTLINES AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE...WHICH ARE THIS 
EVENING AND AGAIN MONDAY MORNING.

HIGH TIDES ALONG THE OCEANFRONT WILL BE GENERALLY BETWEEN 800 AND 
930 PM THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN BETWEEN 830 AND 1000 AM MONDAY 
MORNING. THE HIGHER OF THESE TWO HIGH TIDES WILL BE MONDAY 
MORNING...ALTHOUGH EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS TONIGHT SHOULD SWITCH TO 
A MORE SOUTHERLY COMPONENT FOR MONDAY MORNING AND LIKELY CONTRIBUTE 
TO SLIGHTLY LOWER TIDAL ANOMALIES. THE NET RESULT COULD BE ABOUT THE 
SAME FOR BOTH TIDE CYCLES.

IF YOU LIVE OR ARE VISITING NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL 
COMMUNITIES THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY BE READY TO TAKE ACTION...SUCH AS
MOVING YOUR VEHICLE FROM FLOOD PRONE AREAS BEFORE HIGH TIDE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

ADDITIONAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND WEATHER RELATED 
INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM OUR WEB SITE... 
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI.

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