[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 4/9/2003 9:57:48 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON
958 AM EDT WED APR 9 2003

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

PERSISTENT ON SHORE 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 WILL MOVE JUST TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF
THE AREA LATE TONIGHT 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 ON SHORE 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. ON SHORE 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 OCEAN FRONT 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 OCEAN FRONT.

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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