[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 12/10/2003 4:11:04 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
401 PM EST WED DEC 10 2003


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ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-CAMDEN NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-
COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-
DELAWARE BEACHES DE-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-
INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT DE-MIDDLESEX NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
401 PM EST WED DEC 10 2003


...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...

STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...AND SNOW MELT WILL COMBINE TO
BRING A THREAT OF TIDAL FLOODING LATER TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY FOR
FOR THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE OCEAN FRONTS...DELAWARE BAY AND
THE TIDAL PORTION OF THE DELAWARE RIVER.

HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT WILL FALL OVERNIGHT.
WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING ABOVE FREEZING...THE RAIN WILL CAUSE
WIDESPREAD SNOW MELT. IF THE RUNOFF FROM THE RAIN AND SNOW MELT
OCCURS NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING MAY
OCCUR.

HIGH TIDE ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE OCEAN FRONTS OCCURS
BETWEEN 8:30 AND 10 AM. HIGH TIDE AT PHILADELPHIA OCCURS AT
3:19 AM AND 3:14 PM THURSDAY.

THE FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA THURSDAY MORNING ALLOWING WINDS
TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND THEN WEST. THE RAIN WILL ALSO
TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS AND THEN END BY NOON.  ONCE THIS OCCURS...
THE THREAT OF TIDAL FLOODING WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH.
 
THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE A MAJOR FLOOD EVENT...BUT MORE OF A
NUISANCE...SINCE NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE NOT EXCEEDINGLY
HIGH.  THOSE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR
RISING WATER.  MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND LISTEN FOR
LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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RPW