[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 12/13/2003 5:10:27 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

WWUS41 KPHI 130958
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
457 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2003

NJZ009-010-PAZ067>069-132200-
BUCKS PA-CHESTER PA-HUNTERDON NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-SOMERSET NJ-

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP AND BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN OFF THE CAROLINA 
COASTLINE DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. AT THE SAME TIME, A COLD 
CANADIAN AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE OVER EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND 
NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY FROM AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OFF THE 
NEW ENGLAND COASTLINE. DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON SUNDAY, THE 
LOW WILL MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST. 

SNOW IS NOW FORECAST TO REACH THE REGION BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY. SNOW MAY
ACCUMULATE BETWEEN FOUR AND SEVEN INCHES DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY,
THEN POSSIBLY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AND RAIN SUNDAY EVENING
BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY MONDAY, POSSIBLY AS ALL SNOW. ALL IN ALL,
FIVE TO EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE POSSIBLE. 

AT THIS TIME, THE EXACT TRACK AND TIMING OF THE LOW IS UNCERTAIN, 
MAKING THE FORECAST OF PRECIPITATION TYPE AND AMOUNT UNCERTAIN. 
HOWEVER, SINCE THE THREAT EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER,
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT 
WINTER WEATHER EVENT WITHIN THE NEXT 36-48 HOURS, BUT THAT THE EVENT
IS NOT IMMINENT. 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>062-132200-
BERKS PA-CARBON PA-LEHIGH PA-MONROE PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-
SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT...

LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP AND BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN OFF THE CAROLINA 
COASTLINE DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. AT THE SAME TIME, A COLD 
CANADIAN AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE OVER EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND 
NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY FROM AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OFF THE 
NEW ENGLAND COASTLINE. DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON SUNDAY, THE 
LOW WILL MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST. 

SNOW IS NOW FORECAST TO REACH THE REGION BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY. SNOW MAY
ACCUMULATE BETWEEN SIX AND NINE INCHES DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY, THEN
POSSIBLY MIX WITH SLEET OR RAIN SUNDAY NIGHT OVER THE LEHIGH VALLEY
AND NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY. AT THE PRESENT TIME, NO CHANGEOVER IS
FORECAST OVER THE SOUTHERN POCONOS. MOREOVER, ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION
MAY CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS EARLY
MONDAY. ALL IN ALL, EIGHT TO SIXTEEN INCHES OF SNOW OR SNOW AND SLEET
ARE POSSIBLE, WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTHERN
POCONOS AND FAR NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY. 

AT THIS TIME, THE EXACT TRACK AND TIMING OF THE LOW IS UNCERTAIN, 
MAKING THE FORECAST OF PRECIPITATION TYPE AND AMOUNT UNCERTAIN. 
HOWEVER, SINCE THE THREAT EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER,
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT 
WINTER WEATHER EVENT WITHIN THE NEXT 36-48 HOURS, BUT THAT THE EVENT
IS NOT IMMINENT. 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.

$$
MPD