[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 9/17/2003 5:28:07 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

WWUS71 KPHI 172116
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
513 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2003

NJZ001-007>010-012-015-017>019-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-180900-
BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CARBON PA-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-
GLOUCESTER NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-LEHIGH PA-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-
MONROE PA-MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-SOMERSET NJ-SUSSEX NJ-
WARREN NJ-

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM 
WIND WATCH FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING...

EVEN THOUGH THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE 
CENTER TAKES THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISABEL WELL TO OUR SOUTH AND 
WEST, WINDY CONDITIONS COULD STILL THREATEN THE REGION THURSDAY 
AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY.  

WHILE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST, INLAND 
AREAS WON'T BEGIN TO SEE AN INCREASE UNTIL THURSDAY. AS THE DAY 
BEGINS ON THURSDAY, SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTHEAST IN 
THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE, BUT BY THE AFTERNOON INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 
30 MPH RANGE. AS THE SPIRAL BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DISTANT 
HURRICANE WORK THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT, SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 
EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE. WIND GUSTS THURSDAY 
AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.

WITH SATURATED SOILS, LEAVES STILL ON TREES, AND A POSSIBLE TWELVE 
HOUR PERIOD OF MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS, DOWNED TREES ARE A 
POSSIBILITY, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SHALLOW ROOT SYSTEMS. THIS COULD 
CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. 

WHAT DOES AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH ACTUALLY MEAN?  IT 
MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS(39 TO 73 MPH) ARE POSSIBLE 
WITHIN 36 HOURS. THE CURRENT FORECAST CALLS FOR US TO EXPERIENCE THE 
LOWER VALUES IN THE 39 TO 73 MPH RANGE. 

CONTINUE TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE EXPECTED PATH OF HURRICANE 
ISABEL THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. WATCHES, WARNINGS, AND ADVISORIES 
COULD BE CHANGED OR MODIFIED AS FURTHER FORECAST TRACKS ARE ISSUED 
BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

$$

NOTICE: THIS WILL BE THE ONLY ISSUANCE OF THIS PRODUCT. ALL FUTURE 
PRODUCTS REFERENCING AN INLAND WIND THREAT WILL BE INCORPORATED IN 
THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT.

KRUZDLO 

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