[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 12/13/2003 9:41:54 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
935 PM EST SAT DEC 13 2003

...MORE WINTRY WEATHER ON THE WAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST OF THE CAROLINAS SUNDAY 
MORNING. AT THE SAME TIME, A COLD CANADIAN AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE 
OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION AS AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF 
THE NEW ENGLAND COAST. DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON SUNDAY AND INTO 
SUNDAY NIGHT, THE LOW WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG THE 
MID-ATLANTIC COAST. THE COLD AIRMASS NEAR THE SURFACE WILL PARTIALLY 
GIVE WAY TO SOMEWHAT MILDER AIR OFF THE ATLANTIC.


NJZ001-007>010-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>069-141000-
BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CARBON PA-CHESTER PA-HUNTERDON NJ-LEHIGH PA-
MONROE PA-MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-SOMERSET NJ-
SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

SNOW IS FORECAST TO REACH THE NORTHWESTERN SUBURBS OF PHILADELPHIA 
BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY, AND OVERSPREAD THE ENTIRE REGION BY MID MORNING. 
DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON SUNDAY, SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE 
BETWEEN FOUR AND SEVEN INCHES JUST NORTHWEST OF PHILADELPHIA, 
INCREASING TO SIX AND TEN INCHES FURTHER NORTH AND WEST INTO THE 
SOUTHEASTERN POCONOS. ON SUNDAY NIGHT, THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX 
WITH SLEET AND THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN 
SUBURBS OF PHILADELPHIA. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. 
ACROSS BERKS COUNTY, THE LEHIGH VALLEY, AND NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY, AN 
ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW OR SLEET CAN BE EXPECTED. FOR 
THE POCONOS, NO CHANGEOVER IS EXPECTED AND ANOTHER TWO TO FOUR 
INCHES IS POSSIBLE. 

ALL IN ALL, FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW OR SNOW AND SLEET CAN BE 
EXPECTED JUST NORTHWEST OF PHILADELPHIA, SIX TO TWELVE INCHES OF 
SNOW AND SLEET CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS BERKS COUNTY, THE LEHIGH 
VALLEY, AND NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY, AND EIGHT TO FOURTEEN INCHES OF 
SNOW CAN BE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN POCONOS. 

AS WITH ALL WINTER STORMS, THE EXACT STORM TRACK IS CRUCIAL TO THE 
TIMING AND LOCATION OF FROZEN VERSUS LIQUID PRECIPITATION, AND FOR
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
VIA NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND THE INTERNET OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA 
SOURCE FOR FURTHER UPDATES. OUR WEB ADDRESS IS 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI.   

$$


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141000-
ATLANTIC NJ-CAMDEN NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-CUMBERLAND NJ-
DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-MERCER NJ-
MIDDLESEX NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-SALEM NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
TALBOT MD-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

SNOW IS FORECAST TO REACH PORTIONS OF THE DELMARVA AFTER MIDNIGHT, 
AND TOWARD DAWN ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND IN THE PHILADELPHIA 
METRO AREA. ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE DELMARVA, THE SNOW 
WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH RAIN LATE TONIGHT, THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL 
RAIN ON SUNDAY. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF A WINTRY MIX CAN BE EXPECTED 
BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER. ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, THE SOUTHEASTERN 
SUBURBS OF PHILADELPHIA, AND PHILADELPHIA ITSELF, THE SNOW WILL 
BEGIN TO MIX WITH RAIN SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN 
AROUND MIDDAY. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF A WINTRY MIX CAN BE EXPECTED 
BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER. 

AS WITH ALL WINTER STORMS, THE EXACT STORM TRACK IS CRUCIAL TO THE 
TIMING AND LOCATION OF FROZEN VERSUS LIQUID PRECIPITATION, AND FOR 
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
VIA NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND THE INTERNET OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA 
SOURCE FOR FURTHER UPDATES. OUR WEB ADDRESS IS 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI. 

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