[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 1/3/2003 9:57:48 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
955 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2003

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL INTO EARLY SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN POCONOS 
AND FAR NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...

.LOW PRESSURE EAST OF NEW JERSEY WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES UP THE 
MID ATLANTIC COAST OVERNIGHT...REACHING SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY 
SATURDAY MORNING.  THE LOW WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE SOUTHERN 
POCONO MOUNTAINS AND EXTREME NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...AND LESSER 
AMOUNT OF SNOW AND ICE TO MUCH OF SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND 
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY.


NJZ001-PAZ054-055-041200-
CARBON PA-MONROE PA-SUSSEX NJ-

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...

MIXED PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED OVER TO ALL SNOW. THIS SNOW WILL 
CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW 
ACCUMULATION WILL BE 5 TO 9 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE 
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO 
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.

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 CONSIDER POSTPONING 
THE TRIP, 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

$$


NJZ009-010-015-PAZ067>069-041200-
BUCKS PA-CHESTER PA-HUNTERDON NJ-MERCER NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-SOMERSET NJ-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT INTO SATURDAY 
MORNING...

MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE 
SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY. AN 
ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF 
TO FLURRIES. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW...A COMBINATION OF SNOW
AND ICE...OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE
DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED
ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...
MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES
WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP.

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.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.

$$


NJZ007-008-PAZ060>062-041200-
BERKS PA-LEHIGH PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-WARREN NJ-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...

MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW 
WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY. AN 
ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW 
TAPERS OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW...A COMBINATION OF SNOW
AND ICE...OR ICE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. ANY SNOW OR ICE WOULD MAKE
DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED
ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...
MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES
WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP.

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.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.

$$

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