[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 08/31/2002 22:59:29

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1125 PM PM EDT SAT AUG 31 2002

...HEAVY SURF ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING DELAWARE COAST AND SOUTHERN PART OF NEW JERSEY 
COAST...

A STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY ALONG 
THE COASTS OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE.  SEAS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE 
COAST HAVE BUILT TO 5 TO 7 FEET...WITH SEAS OF 7 TO 13 FEET FURTHER 
OFFSHORE. AS A RESULT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A 
HEAVY SURF ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...AND A GALE WARNING IS 
IN EFFECT FROM LITTLE EGG INLET NEW JERSEY SOUTH TO FENWICK ISLAND
INCLUDING THE LOWER DELAWARE BAY.  

THE WINDS HAVE INCREASED FROM THE EAST AND NORTHEAST TO 25 TO 35 MPH 
WITH GUST EXPECTED OVER 40 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY WITH EVEN HIGHER GUSTS 
POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IF YOU WILL BE VISITING A BEACH IN NEW 
JERSEY OR DELAWARE THIS WEEKEND PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE ADVICE 
OF THE LOCAL BEACH PATROL. DO NOT ENTER WATERS THAT THE LOCAL BEACH 
PATROL HAVE DEEMED UNSAFE DUE TO THE HEAVY SURF.

TIDES ARE RUNNING AROUND ONE AND A HALF FEET ABOVE NORMAL...AND 
THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. THE HIGH TIDE ALONE 
WOULD NOT CAUSE FLOODING...HOWEVER THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAVY 
RAIN...AND THE STRONG WAVE ACTION AND RUNUP MAY CAUSE STREET 
FLOODING IN THE MORE VULNERABLE AREAS. RESIDENTS AND VACATIONERS MAY 
WANT TO MOVE THEIR CARS TO A HIGHER LOCATION. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE 
ALONG THE DELAWARE AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY COASTS OCCURS BETWEEN 230 
AND 330 IN THE MORNING SUNDAY. 

THE ONSHORE WIND SHOULD WEAKEN ON MONDAY AND THE WAVES AND TIDES ARE 
EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE AT THAT TIME.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR COMMERCIAL RADIO OR 
TELEVISION...FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION OVER THIS HOLIDAY 
WEEKEND. 

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