[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 10/15/2002 14:03:01

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WWUS71 KPHI 151927
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
325 PM EDT TUE OCT 15 2002

A STRONG EARLY SEASON COASTAL STORM WILL MOVE NORTH UP THE EAST 
COAST TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...PASSING NEAR THE NEW JERSEY SHORE 
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAINS AND 
STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

NJZ012-013-020-022-023-027-160900-
ATLANTIC NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-OCEAN NJ-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...HIGH WIND WARNING LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING 
EFFECTIVE LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY FOR THE INLAND SECTIONS OF EAST 
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...SPECIFICALLY THE FOLLOWING 
COUNTIES... 

ATLANTIC...BURLINGTON (SOUTHEAST PART)...CAPE MAY...MIDDLESEX... 
MONMOUTH AND OCEAN.

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST.  ALSO...A 
WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF DELAWARE AND MUCH OF THE 
INLAND AREA IN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE TONIGHT OUT OF THE EAST... 
AND STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND MUCH OF 
WEDNESDAY...FIRST FROM THE EAST...BUT THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 
WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE THEY DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND 
WEDNESDAY...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND 
DOWN POWER LINES. ALSO...TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO SECURE TRASH CANS... 
LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.  DAMAGE TO 
TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS 
MAGNITUDE.

$$

DEZ001>003-NJZ008>010-015>019-021-PAZ067>071-160900-
BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CHESTER PA-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER 
NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT DE-MERCER NJ-MONTGOMERY 
PA-MORRIS NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-PHILADELPHIA 
PA-SALEM NJ-SOMERSET NJ-

...WIND ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY EFFECTIVE 
LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY FOR INLAND AREAS OF DELAWARE...MUCH OF 
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY...AND SOUTHEASTERN 
PENNSYLVANIA...SPECIFICALLY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN DELAWARE...KENT...NEW CASTLE AND SUSSEX.

IN NEW JERSEY...BURLINGTON (NORTHWEST PART)...CAMDEN...CUMBERLAND... 
GLOUCESTER...HUNTERDON...MERCER...MORRIS...SALEM AND SOMERSET.

AND IN PENNSYLVANIA...BUCKS...CHESTER...DELAWARE...MONTGOMERY...AND 
PHILADELPHIA.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL AND 
SOUTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...AND A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE 
NEW JERSEY COAST AND DELAWARE BEACHES.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE TONIGHT OUT OF THE EAST... 
AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND MUCH OF 
WEDNESDAY...FIRST FROM THE EAST...BUT THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 
WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE THEY DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND 
WEDNESDAY...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT 
EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE 
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

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