[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 2/6/2003 4:36:29 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
354 AM EST THU FEB 6 2003

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE -
MOST OF DELAWARE AND THE SOUTHERN HALF OF NEW JERSEY AND EXTREME
SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL NEW 
JERSEY - THE PHILADELPHIA NORTHWEST SUBURBS AND ATLANTIC COASTAL 
DELAWARE AND CAPE MAY COUNTY NEW JERSEY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THE GULF COAST TODAY WILL MOVE 
NORTHEAST REACHING NEAR CAPE HATTERAS FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE 
INTENSIFYING AS IT MOVES OFFSHORE DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. A STRONG 
JET STREAM WILL BRING ABUNDANT MOISTURE NORTHEAST WITH THIS LOW. THE 
LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE QUICKLY...BUT NOT FAST ENOUGH TO PREVENT 
HEAVY SNOW FROM FALLING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. WHILE LIGHT SNOW 
SHOULD START DURING THE EVENING...THE DAMAGE WILL BE DONE TOWARD AND 
DURING THE FIRST PART OF FRIDAY MORNING AS HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED AS 
THE LOW BEGINS INTENSIFYING OFFSHORE. ENOUGH WARM AIR MAY MIX INTO
THE SYSTEM AND CHANGE THE SNOW TO SLEET AND RAIN ACROSS COASTAL 
SECTIONS OF CAPE MAY AND SUSSEX COUNTIES. LOCATIONS FARTHER NORTH 
AND WEST SHOULD BE SPARED THE HEAVIER SNOW.
 

DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016>023-025>027-PAZ070-071-
061700-
ATLANTIC NJ-CAMDEN NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-
COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-
GLOUCESTER NJ-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-NEW CASTLE DE-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-
SALEM NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-TALBOT MD-

...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR 
THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...MOST OF DELAWARE AND THE SOUTHERN HALF 
OF NEW JERSEY AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. THE COUNTIES IN 
THIS WARNING INCLUDE IN MARYLAND...CECIL...KENT...QUEEN 
ANNES....TALBOT AND CAROLINE...IN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE...KENT AND 
INLAND SUSSEX... IN NEW JERSEY...OCEAN...BURLINGTON...CAMDEN... 
GLOUCESTER...SALEM...ATLANTIC...CUMBERLAND AND WESTERN CAPE MAY AND 
IN PENNSYLVANIA PHILADELPHIA AND DELAWARE.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE WARNING AREA THIS EVENING AND BE 
LIGHT. THE BULK OF THE HEAVY SNOW SHOULD FALL FOR SEVERAL HOURS 
AROUND DAYBREAK FRIDAY GREATLY AFFECTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. IT 
WILL BE AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT ONE. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW 
SHOULD BE ON THE GROUND BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY...WITH THE HIGHEST 
AMOUNTS IN DELMARVA. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD BE OVER BY AROUND 
NOON ON FRIDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE BETWEEN THREE AND 
SIX INCHES. 

IF YOU ARE TRAVELING LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING PLEASE GIVE 
YOURSELF PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION...POSTPONE 
NON-ESSENTIAL DRIVING AND TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION WHERE YOU CAN.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS 
EXPECTED TO OCCUR. HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE IN THE 
AFFECTED AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WITH 
TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE 
ROUTE, OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET
AT WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.

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NJZ013>015-PAZ067>069-061700-
BUCKS PA-CHESTER PA-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-MERCER NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-
WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY  
FOR THE PHILADELPHIA SUBURBS AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY. THE COUNTIES IN 
THIS ADVISORY INCLUDE IN NEW JERSEY...MERCER AND MONMOUTH AND IN
PENNSYLVANIA CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE ADVISORY AREA THIS EVENING AND 
BE LIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD FALL FOR SEVERAL HOURS AROUND 
DAYBREAK FRIDAY AND WILL AFFECT THE MORNING COMMUTE. IT WILL BE 
DIFFICULT. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW SHOULD BE ON THE GROUND BY 
DAYBREAK FRIDAY...HIGHEST TOWARD THE MARYLAND BORDER. THE 
ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD BE OVER BY AROUND NOON ON FRIDAY. TOTAL 
ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR INCHES. 

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

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION 
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR 
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET 
AT WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.

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DEZ004-NJZ024-061700-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-DELAWARE BEACHES DE-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY  
FOR COASTAL SUSSEX COUNTY IN DELAWARE AND COASTAL CAPE MAY COUNTY IN 
NEW JERSEY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE ADVISORY AREA THIS EVENING AND 
BE LIGHT. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION SHOULD FALL FOR SEVERAL HOURS 
AROUND DAYBREAK FRIDAY AMD WILL AFFECT THE MORNING COMMUTE. ENOUGH 
WARM AIR SHOULD MOVE INTO THE REGION TO MIX OR CHANGE THE SNOW TO 
SLEET AND RAIN DURING FRIDAY MORNING. BUT BEFORE THE 
CHANGEOVER...TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE.
PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE OVER BY AROUND NOON ON FRIDAY.  

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

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION 
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR 
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET 
AT WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.


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GIGI/EBERWINE