[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 4/8/2003 9:43:02 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
940 AM EDT TUE APR 8 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 WILL PASS THROUGH THE 
AREA OR JUST TO OUR SOUTH AND EAST. THE FIRST LOW WAS ABOUT 150 
MILES EAST OF THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS THIS MORNING...AND 
WILL MOVE WELL EAST OF OUR AREA TODAY. HOWEVER...ANOTHER LOW WILL 
FORM OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES TODAY AND MOVE JUST TO THE SOUTH 
AND EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. YET ANOTHER LOW IS 
FORECAST TO DEVELOP OFF THE GEORGIA COAST LATE WEDNESDAY AND MOVE UP 
THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...MOVING RIGHT THROUGH 
OUR AREA LATER FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

WHILE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE RUNNING FAIRLY LOW THIS WEEK... 
INTENSIFYING ONSHORE WINDS WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS OVER TIME ALONG 
THE COAST AND ESPECIALLY IN THE COASTAL BACK BAYS. 

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

HIGH TIDE ALONG THE OCEANFRONT EARLY THIS WEEK WILL BE AROUND 
MIDNIGHT AND MIDDAY...BUT BY THE END OF THE WEEK HIGH TIDE WILL BE 
OCCURRING AROUND 400 AM AND 400 PM. THE NIGHTTIME TIDE IS HIGHER 
THAN THE AFTERNOON TIDE AT THIS TIME. REMEMBER...HIGH TIDE IN THE 
BACK BAYS OCCURS LATER THAN ON THE OCEANFRONT.

IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT IS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING...BE PREPARED
TO MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO HIGHER GROUND...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE.

CONSIDERABLE BEACH EROSIION WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY AROUND TIME OF
THE HIGH 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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