[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 4/8/2003 9:44:14 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
945 PM 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 NEXT LOW IN THE SERIES 
FORMED ALONG THE GULF COAST TUESDAY AND WILL MOVE JUST TO THE SOUTH 
AND EAST OF THE AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. YET ANOTHER 
LOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OFF THE GEORGIA COAST LATE WEDNESDAY AND 
MOVE UP THE ATLANTIC COAST 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 WEDNESDAY 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 WAS 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 EROSION 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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KRAUS



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