[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 11/28/2003 3:43:05 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
338 PM EST FRI NOV 28 2003


...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE
REGION THIS EVENING...

A LINE OF SHOWERS HAS DEVELOPED ALONG THE COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY LATE 
THIS AFTERNOON IN WESTERN MARYLAND AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. THESE 
SHOWERS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MIX DOWN SOME OF THE STRONGER WINDS THAT 
ARE CURRENTLY ALOFT. GIVEN THE PRESENT MOTION AND IF THIS LINE CAN 
MAINTAIN ITSELF IT WOULD BE ARRIVING IN BERKS COUNTY BETWEEN 4 
AND 5 PM...THE POCONOS...LEHIGH VALLEY...THE NORTHWEST PHILADELPHIA 
SUBURBS AND CECIL COUNTY MARYLAND BETWEEN 5 AND 6 PM...
FAR WESTERN NEW JERSEY...THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA...THE 
NORTHERN HALF OF DELAWARE AND THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE BETWEEN 6 
AND 7 PM AND THE REST OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE BETWEEN 7 PM AND 
830 PM. 

A SIMILAR SITUATION THIS PAST MONDAY EVENING PRODUCED WIND GUSTS OF 
BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT AND LINE.   
THESE WIND GUSTS MAY BE ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN SOME TREE BRANCHES... 
ESPECIALLY WITH ANY WEAKENED TREES. DOUBLE CHECK AND SECURE 
OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS...TO KEEP THEM FROM 
BLOWING AROUND. USE CAUTION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING IF 
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE OR ON 
BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES. MARINERS SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR A SUDDEN 
AND SHARP WIND SHIFT THAT WOULD ARRIVE IN DELAWARE BAY BETWEEN 630 
PM AND 800 PM AND THE OFFSHORE WATERS BETWEEN 8 AND 9 PM. GALE FORCE 
GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE. STAY ALERT FOR POSSIBLE SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR 
FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
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