[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 12/4/2003 11:26:05 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1112 PM EST THU DEC 4 2003

.THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON WILL MOVE INTO THE
MID ATLANTIC STATES TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. LOW
PRESSURE ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES
NORTHEAST TO THE CAROLINA CAPES TONIGHT AND TO ALONG THE DELMARVA
COAST SATURDAY...BEFORE HEADING OUT TO SEA SATURDAY NIGHT. AN UPPER
LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTER...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST FROM THE PLAINS
STATES...IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC AREA SATURDAY.
THIS WILL ALLOW THE COASTAL SURFACE LOW TO INTENSIFY LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY...POSSIBLY DEVELOPING INTO A MAJOR NOR'EASTER.

WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE OVER THE REGION...THE PRECIPITATION WILL START
OUT TONIGHT AS MAINLY SNOW. AS WINDS TURN TO THE NORTHEAST LATE
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...THE AIR COMING IN OFF THE STILL MILD OCEAN
WATERS WILL CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION OVER TO RAIN ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
NEW JERSEY AND MUCH OF THE DELMARVA...WITH MIXED RAIN AND SNOW ALONG
THE I-95 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING THE PHILADELPHIA AREA. ACROSS
NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY AND ALL BUT THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF
PENNSYLVANIA...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD REMAIN PRIMARILY AS SNOW...
WITH SOME ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO END OR BECOME LIGHT AND INTERMITTENT
FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. ONCE THE ENERGY FROM THE UPPER
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BEGINS TO FEED INTO THE COASTAL STORM...COLDER
AIR WILL MOVE IN...WITH SNOW BEGINNING AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER
SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND ENDING SATURDAY NIGHT.

DEZ001-MDZ008-012-NJZ009-010-012-013-015>022-027-PAZ067>071-051100-
ATLANTIC NJ-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CECIL MD-CHESTER PA-CUMBERLAND NJ-
DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-KENT MD-MERCER NJ-
MIDDLESEX NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ-SOMERSET NJ-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-


...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 
FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...SOUTHEASTERN 
PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN DELAWARE...AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN 
MARYLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NEW JERSEY...HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MERCER...MIDDLESEX... 
SALEM...GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN...BURLINGTON...CUMBERLAND...AND INLAND 
SECTIONS OF ATLANTIC...OCEAN AND MONMOUTH.

IN PENNSYLVANIA...BUCKS...MONTGOMERY...CHESTER...DELAWARE...AND 
PHILADELPHIA.

IN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE.

AND IN MARYLAND...CECIL AND KENT.

SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TONIGHT.
THE SNOW WILL BEGIN CHANGING TO RAIN IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND
DELAWARE LATE TONIGHT...AND THE RAIN WILL SPREAD OR MIX FURTHER
INLAND DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. AN INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION IS
POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA BY FRIDAY MORNING. ANOTHER INCH OR TWO
IS POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY FRIDAY...MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF 
PHILADELPHIA WHERE THE RAIN WILL MIX IN LAST.

THE RAIN OR MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL END OR BECOME LIGHT AND
INTERMITTENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. COLDER AIR WILL 
BEGIN TO FILTER BACK INTO THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN
AGAIN AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. IT WILL BECOME STEADIER AND
HEAVIER SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND ENDING SATURDAY NIGHT.

REMEMBER THAT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW OR OTHER 
WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST THAT WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT 
INCONVENIENCES. WHILE THE PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED TO REACH 
WARNING CRITERIA...CONDITIONS COULD...IF CAUTION IS NOT EXERCISED... 
LEAD TO LIFE THREATENING SITUATIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST 
FORECASTS...AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

REMEMBER THAT A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER IS POSSIBLE...BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THE TIME...THERE IS A
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING AND
WALKING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

$$

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-051100-
BERKS PA-CARBON PA-LEHIGH PA-MONROE PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-
SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-


...WINTER STORM WATCH FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR 
MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN 
POCONOS...AND FOR NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY. THIS INCLUDES THE 
FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN PENNSYLVANIA...CARBON...MONROE...BERKS...LEHIGH...AND NORTHAMPTON.

AND IN NEW JERSEY...SUSSEX...WARREN...AND MORRIS.

LIGHT SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE 1 TO 3 INCHES BEFORE ENDING OR
BECOMING LIGHT AND INTERMITTENT LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN AGAIN AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
IT WILL BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF
AND ENDING SATURDAY NIGHT.

REMEMBER THAT A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER 
WEATHER IS POSSIBLE...BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THE TIME...THERE IS A 
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING AND 
WALKING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND 
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

$$

NJZ023-024-DEZ002-003-004-MDZ015-019-020-051100-
CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-KENT DE-QUEEN ANNES MD-TALBOT MD-

...WINTER STORM WATCH FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR 
CAPE MAY COUNTY NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN DELAWARE...AND A PORTION OF
NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN NEW JERSEY...CAPE MAY...COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...AND
EASTERN MONMOUTH.

IN DELAWARE...KENT AND SUSSEX.

AND IN MARYLAND...CAROLINE...QUEEN ANNES...AND TALBOT.

SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BY
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO RAIN TOWARD
DAYBREAK. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS
FIRST BATCH OF PRECIPITATION. THE RAIN WILL END OR BECOME LIGHT
AND INTERMITTENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. COLDER AIR WILL BEGIN TO
FILTER BACK INTO THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN AGAIN
AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. IT WILL BECOME STEADIER AND
HEAVIER SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND ENDING EARLY SATURDAY
NIGHT.

REMEMBER THAT A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER IS POSSIBLE...BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THE TIME...THERE IS A
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING AND
WALKING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

$$

RPW


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