[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 10/16/2002 04:16:22

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WWUS71 KPHI 160815
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
415 AM EDT WED OCT 16 2002

...A COASTAL STORM WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS INTO THIS AFTERNOON...
.A STRONG EARLY SEASON COASTAL STORM WILL MOVE UP THE EAST COAST 
TODAY...PASSING ALONG THE NEW JERSEY SHORE THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORM 
IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION INTO 
THIS AFTERNOON.

DEZ001>003-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>023-027-PAZ067>071-161500-
ATLANTIC NJ-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CHESTER PA-CUMBERLAND NJ-
DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT DE-
MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ-
SOMERSET NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-
WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...WIND ADVISORY INTO THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY INTO THIS 
AFTERNOON FOR DELAWARE EXCEPT THE COASTAL STRIP...SOUTHERN CENTRAL 
AND NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY EXCEPT THE COASTAL STRIP...AND 
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...SPECIFICALLY FOR THE FOLLOWING 
COUNTIES...

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

IN NEW JERSEY...ATLANTIC...BURLINGTON...CAMDEN...CAPE MAY... 
CUMBERLAND...GLOUCESTER...HUNTERDON...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...
MONMOUTH...MORRIS...OCEAN...SALEM...SOMERSET....SUSSEX...AND WARREN.

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

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NEW JERSEY COAST AND DELAWARE 
BEACHES.

STRONG GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING AND INTO THIS 
AFTERNOON...AND EVENTUALLY SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND DIMINISH SOMEWHAT 
THIS AFTERNOON AS THE STORM PASSES TO THE NORTH.

SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS 
AFTERNOON WITH WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH...WITH THE HIGHEST 
GUSTS CLOSER TO THE OCEAN.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 
TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 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.

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.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET
AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.

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