[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 4/6/2003 3:40:51 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
340 PM EDT SUN APR 6 2003

...A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHWESTERN NEW 
JERSEY - BERKS COUNTY - THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND THE POCONOS FOR MONDAY 
AND MONDAY EVENING...
...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEASTERN 
PENNSYLVANIA AND MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY FOR 
MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING...

.A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NEARBY CANADA AND A LOW PRESSURE 
SYSTEM CURRENTLY IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL COMBINE TO GIVE THE 
REGION A LATE WINTER STORM. THIS IS A SIMILAR SYNOPTIC SET UP TO THE 
PRESIDENTS WEEKEND SNOWSTORM AS THE MAIN CONTRIBUTOR WILL BE THE 
HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM SUPPLYING FRESH COLD AIR TO NORTHERN PARTS OF 
OUR REGION. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL GO OFF THE VIRGINIA 
COAST MAY VERY WELL HAVE ABOVE NORMAL SEA LEVEL PRESSURE. THE 
SOUTHERN PLAINS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST 
INTO THE OHIO VALLEY MONDAY MORNING AS A SECONDARY LOW FORMS ALONG 
THE VIRGINIA NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL PLAIN. THIS LOW SHOULD EXIT THE 
VIRGINIA CAPES EARLY MONDAY EVENING. MEANWHILE THE LARGE HIGH 
PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY IN NEARBY 
CANADA. WHILE IT WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
SECTIONS OF NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA...THE SLICE OF COLD AIR WILL 
BECOME SHALLOWER FARTHER SOUTH. THIS WILL PERMIT SLEET TO MIX IN AND 
MAY BE THE PREDOMINATE WINTRY PRECIPITATION TYPE AROUND THE GREATER 
PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA. 


NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-061-062-070300-
CARBON PA-LEHIGH PA-MONROE PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-SUSSEX NJ-
WARREN NJ-

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING 
FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING FOR SIX TO TWELVE INCHES OF SNOW...

A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING 
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA...CARBON...LEHIGH...
MONROE AND NORTHAMPTON. IN NEW JERSEY MORRIS...SUSSEX AND 
WARREN.

EIGHT TO TWELVE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN CARBON...MONROE AND 
SUSSEX COUNTIES AND SIX TO EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN 
LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...WARREN AND MORRIS COUNTIES. THE SNOW IS 
EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET AND COULD TEAR DOWN WEAK TREES...TREE 
LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AROUND SUNRISE ON MONDAY AND BECOME HEAVY 
AT TIMES FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WHILE THE 
MORNING...ESPECIALLY THE EARLY PART OF IT...COMMUTE MAY NOT BE 
BAD...THE EVENING ONE IS EXPECTED TO BE TREACHEROUS. THE 
PRECIPITATION INTENSITY IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY ENOUGH THAT IT WILL 
STICK TO ROADWAYS AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE CLOSE TO FREEZING. THE 
SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF AND END DURING THE EVENING.
 
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS 
EXPECTED TO OCCUR. HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE IN THE 
AFFECTED AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WITH 
TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE 
ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

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.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.

$$


NJZ009-010-PAZ060-070300-
BERKS PA-HUNTERDON NJ-SOMERSET NJ-

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING 
FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING FOR FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW AND 
SLEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING 
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS. IN NEW JERSEY 
HUNTERDON AND SOMERSET.

FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE. 
THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET AND THERE MIGHT BE ENOUGH 
TO TEAR DOWN WEAK TREE LIMBS...TREES AND POWER LINES. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AROUND SUNRISE ON MONDAY AND BECOME HEAVY 
AT TIMES FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SLEET IS EXPECTED 
TO MIX IN WITH THE SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

WHILE THE MORNING...ESPECIALLY THE EARLY PART OF IT...COMMUTE MAY 
NOT BE BAD...THE EVENING ONE IS EXPECTED TO BE TREACHEROUS. THE 
PRECIPITATION INTENSITY IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY ENOUGH THAT IT WILL 
STICK TO ROADWAYS AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE CLOSE TO FREEZING. THE 
SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF AND END DURING THE EVENING.
 
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS 
EXPECTED TO OCCUR. HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE IN 
THE AFFECTED AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WITH 
TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE 
ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

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.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.


$$

NJZ012-013-015-017>019-PAZ067>071-070300-
BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-MERCER NJ-
MIDDLESEX NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 
FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING...
...THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED IN BUCKS 
COUNTY WITH ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ELSEWHERE...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES 
IN PENNSYLVANIA BUCKS...CHESTER...DELAWARE...MONTGOMERY AND 
PHILADELPHIA. IN NEW JERSEY CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER...MERCER...
MIDDLESEX...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. 

THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED IN BUCKS COUNTY 
WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY. 
ELSEWHERE ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED TO 
ACCUMULATE AND THE SLEET COULD MAKE FOR SLIPPERY TRAVELING 
CONDITIONS.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE COMMUTE 
MONDAY MORNING. WHILE WARMER AIR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN FROM BOTH 
THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AT THE GROUND AND FROM THE SOUTH AT HIGHER 
LEVELS...THERE IS EXPECTED TO BE A TENACIOUS POCKET OF COLDER AIR 
ALOFT BETWEEN THREE AND FIVE THOUSAND FEET. THIS SHOULD PRODUCE 
SLEET FROM LATE MORNING ONWARD. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS 
EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. DURING 
HEAVIER PRECIPITATION BURSTS PRECIPITATION MAY MIX WITH AND POSSIBLY 
GO BACK TO SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN BUCKS COUNTY.

WHILE SURFACE TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING...SLEET 
TAKES MORE TIME TO MELT AND SHOULD MAKE ROADWAYS SLIPPERY. THE 
AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE SHOULD BE DIFFICULT THAN 
NORMAL...ESPECIALLY FOR WHAT ONE WOULD NORMALLY EXPECT FOR APRIL. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER 
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW AND SLEET. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE 
SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER 
IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.

$$

EBERWINE/GIGI




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