[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 10/20/2002 15:38:03

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
338 PM EDT SUN OCT 20 2002

...FROST POSSIBLE TONIGHT IN NORTHERN AREAS AND AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT 
FURTHER SOUTH...

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING SOUTHEAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES WILL BRING CLEAR 
SKIES AND COLDER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION TONIGHT AND 
AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT. WITH LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT 
HOURS TONIGHT...FROST IS POSSIBLE IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND ADJACENT 
AREAS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. THE POCONOS AND EXTREME NORTHWEST NEW 
JERSEY WILL ALSO SEE FROST BUT GIVEN THAT COLD TEMPERATURES HAVE 
ALREADY OCCURRED THERE THIS SEASON...OUTDOOR PLANTS IN THOSE 
LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SUBJECTED TO A HARD FREEZE. NORMALLY 
COLDER LOCATIONS...SUCH AS LOW LYING AREAS...WILL MOST LIKELY SEE 
SCATTERED FROST BEFORE DAYBREAK. THE FROST COULD LAST TWO TO FOUR 
HOURS. 

SLIGHTLY COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT ESPECIALLY IF 
SKIES REMAIN CLEAR. FROST COULD FORM AS FAR SOUTH AS THE NORTHERN 
AND WESTERN SUBURBS OF PHILADELPHIA ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE 
DELAWARE RIVER AND AS FAR SOUTH AS CENTRAL NEW JERSEY ON THE EASTERN 
SIDE AWAY FROM THE COAST. 

PEOPLE WITH OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY WISH TO TAKE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS 
IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THEM. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.

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