[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 5/31/2003 12:38:03 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1245 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2003

...QUICK MOVING STORM TO AFFECT COASTAL SECTIONS FROM LATE THIS 
EVENING INTO SUNDAY...

LOW PRESSURE OVER PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AND 
INTENSIFYING. THE LOW WILL REACH THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS 
AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG THE COAST TO CAPE COD 
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

TIDAL FLOODING WILL BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM...OR MINOR LEVELS...THIS 
EVENING AS THE HIGH TIDE APPROACHES. HIGH TIDE ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT 
OCCURS BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 830 AND 930 PM. 

THE WINDS ALONG THE COAST WILL BE MAINLY FROM THE SOUTH INCREASING 
TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING...THEN BECOME ONSHORE FOR A BRIEF PERIOD 
TONIGHT AND MAY EVEN DIMINISH FOR A TIME AFTER MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER...
THE LOW WILL MOVE OFFSHORE AND THE WINDS WILL RAPIDLY SHIFT 
ACCORDINGLY TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST BEFORE DAYBREAK. THE WINDS 
WILL GUST TO GALE FORCE OR MORE THAN 39 MPH ON SUNDAY. 

THE NEXT HIGH TIDE ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT OCCURS SUNDAY MORNING 
BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 915 AND 10 AM. AT THIS TIME WE ARE NOT 
EXPECTING ANYTHING MORE THAN MINOR TIDAL FLOODING BUT IF THE STORM 
SLOWS DOWN...THERE MAY BE SOME ISOLATED MODERATE FLOODING AS A 
RESULT OF THE ONSHORE WINDS...AND THE LOW BAROMETRIC PRESSURE WHICH 
TENDS TO CAUSE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE TIDES. IN ADDITION...WE ARE 
AT THE NEW MOON CYCLE.  

MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL ESPECIALLY FROM LATE 
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...AND A GOOD PART OF SUNDAY. THE 
WINDS ARE GOING TO SHIFT SUDDENLY...AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE 
EXPECTED. 
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EBERWINE




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