[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 12/6/2003 3:16:51 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
253 AM EST SAT DEC 6 2003

THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TODAY. AS OF EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BETWEEN SIX AND EIGHT
INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND CENTRAL NEW
JERSEY...WITH PROGRESSIVELY LESSER AMOUNTS FURTHER SOUTH ON THE
DELMARVA...THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...AND THE COASTAL SECTIONS
OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE.

LOW PRESSURE OFF THE DELMARVA COAST EARLY SATURDAY IS EXPECTED TO
INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NORTHEAST TOWARD THE NEW ENGLAND COASTAL
WATERS BY MONDAY. COLD AIR WRAPPING AROUND THIS SYSTEM AS IT BEGINS
TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION WILL TURN ALL PRECIPITATION TO
SNOW TODAY...EVEN ON THE DELMARVA AND ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND
DELAWARE COAST. 

DEZ001-MDZ008-012-NJZ001-007>010-012>020-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-
061800-
BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CARBON PA-CECIL MD-CHESTER PA-
DELAWARE PA-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-KENT MD-
LEHIGH PA-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONROE PA-MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-
NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHAMPTON PA-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ-SOMERSET NJ-SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-
WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...WINTER STORM WARNING TODAY...

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS...WITH THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS. BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS LATE TODAY...AN ADDITIONAL TWO TO FOUR
INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA...EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...AND NORTHERN DELAWARE. AN ADDITIONAL THREE TO
FIVE INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND NORTH-CENTRAL NEW
JERSEY...AND AN ADDITIONAL THREE TO SIX INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE
SOUTHERN POCONOS AND NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY.

NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WILL GUST TO 25 MPH AT TIMES 
TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE DIRECTION TO THE NORTH
DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW CAN BE
EXPECTED.

DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS ARE TREACHEROUS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS IS DISCOURAGED FOR SAFETY REASONS...AND TO
GIVE ROADCREWS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLOW AND TREAT OUR HIGHWAYS. STAY
TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER EVENT. 

ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING
INDOORS, YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.

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ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-
COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
DELAWARE BEACHES DE-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT DE-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-TALBOT MD-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS...WITH THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS. A MIXTURE OF SNOW...RAIN...AND SLEET IN EXTREME SOUTHERN NEW
JERSEY AND IN SOUTHERN DELAWARE EARLY THIS MORNING WILL CHANGE OVER
TO ALL SNOW AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES. BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS LATE
TODAY...ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
ADVISORY AREA...INCLUDING COASTAL SECTIONS OF DELAWARE AND SOUTHERN
NEW JERSEY.

NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WILL GUST TO AROUND 25 MPH AT TIMES 
TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE DIRECTION TO THE NORTH
DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW CAN BE
EXPECTED. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH
ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST.

DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS ARE TREACHEROUS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS IS DISCOURAGED FOR SAFETY REASONS...AND TO
GIVE ROADCREWS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLOW AND TREAT OUR HIGHWAYS. STAY
TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER EVENT. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET...
FREEZING RAIN AND EXTREME WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
NOT ANTICIPATED.

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