[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 11/29/2003 2:15:42 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
210 PM EST SAT NOV 29 2003


...BLOWOUT TIDES LIKELY THIS EVENING ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST AND 
ASSOCIATED BACK BAYS...ALONG THE DELAWARE BAY LATE THIS EVENING 
...AND ALONG TIDAL PORTIONS OF THE DELAWARE RIVER EARLY SUNDAY 
MORNING...

STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 
BLOWOUT TIDES THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FROM THE 
ATLANTIC COAST UP THE DELAWARE BAY TO THE TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER. 
TIDAL LEVELS MAY REACH 2 FEET BELOW MLLW DURING THE LOW TIDE WHICH 
OCCURS THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. DURING SATURDAY 
AFTERNOONS HIGH TIDE IN ATLANTIC CITY...THE OBSERVED TIDE WAS 
APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET BELOW NORMAL. BLOWOUT TIDES DEVELOP AT 1.8 FEET 
BELOW MLLW.

MARINERS ENTERING THE INLETS AND TRAVELING THE INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY 
SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE LOWER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS WHICH COULD 
LEAD TO BLOWOUT TIDES AND NAVIGATIONAL OR GROUNDING PROBLEMS. IF 
POSSIBLE...CRAFT SHOULD BE TIED UP TO ALLOW FOR THE ABNORMALLY LOW 
TIDAL SITUATION TO PREVENT POSSIBLE DAMAGE.
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MIKETTA/GORSE


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