[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 4/7/2003 4:41:59 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
436 PM EDT MON APR 7 2003

...PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST THIS WEEK 
AND MAY CAUSE MINOR TIDAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE...

PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND 
DELAWARE COASTS THIS WEEK...AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER NEW 
ENGLAND AND A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS PASS THROUGH THE AREA 
OR JUST TO OUR SOUTH. WHILE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE RUNNING FAIRLY 
LOW THIS WEEK...OVER TIME INTENSIFYING ONSHORE WINDS WILL RAISE 
WATER LEVELS ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE COASTAL BACK BAYS. 

MINOR TIDAL FLOODING ALONG WITH SOME BEACH EROSION MIGHT OCCUR FOR 
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AROUND 
TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. ONSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THEIR STRONGEST 
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. CONSEQUENTLY...THE THREAT OF TIDAL FLOODING 
WILL ALSO INCREASE AT THIS TIME. 

HIGH TIDE ALONG THE OCEANFRONT FOR THE COMING WEEK WILL START OUT 
AROUND MIDNIGHT AND MIDDAY. BY THE END OF THE WEEK...HIGH TIDE WILL 
BE OCCURRING AROUND 400 AM AND 400 PM. HIGH TIDE IN THE BACK BAYS 
OCCURS LATER THAN ON THE OCEANFRONT. THE NIGHTTIME TIDE IS RUNNING 
HIGHER THAN THE AFTERNOON TIDE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR 
LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. IF YOU ARE NEAR A COMPUTER...CHECK 
OUT OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI

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