[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 8/14/2004 1:12:35 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

WWUS71 KPHI 141712
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1258 PM EDT SAT AUG 14 2004

DEZ001-NJZ001-007>010-015>019-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-142300-
BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CARBON PA-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-
GLOUCESTER NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-LEHIGH PA-MERCER NJ-MONROE PA-
MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHAMPTON PA-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ-SOMERSET NJ-
SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...READING...PHILADELPHIA...BETHLEHEM...
ALLENTOWN...TRENTON...CAMDEN...WILMINGTON AND NEWARK
1258 PM EDT SAT AUG 14 2004

...AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
TONIGHT...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE REGION THIS
EVENING AS TROPICAL SYSTEM CHARLEY MOVES THROUGH DELAWARE AND NEW
JERSEY. SINCE CHARLEY IS MOVING SO RAPIDLY, THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR FOR LESS THAN SIX HOURS AS OPPOSED TO AROUND THE
TWELVE HOUR DURATION WITH TROPICAL STORM ISABEL LAST YEAR. THESE
WINDS WILL ARRIVE AS THE WEAKENING HURRICANE CHARLIE BECOMES A
TROPICAL STORM AND MOVES UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD. THE STORM IS
FORECAST TO CROSS THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AS A TROPICAL STORM AND MOVE
ACROSS DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY LATE TONIGHT, THEN LIFT RAPIDLY
NORTHEAST INTO NEW ENGLAND ON SUNDAY. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT
WIND SPEEDS COULD BE SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN FORECAST DEPENDING ON HOW
FAST THE STORM WEAKENS AS IT MOVES NORTH. 

GIVEN THE WET GROUND, THERE MAY BE MANY DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES 
AS CHARLIE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. THE STRONGEST AND THE LONGEST 
DURATION OF THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR TOWARD THE COAST IN 
DELAWARE...MARYLAND AND NEW JERSEY. 

PLEASE SECURE ANY LOOSE ITEMS THAT MAY BE TOSSED BY THE WINDS. IF 
POSSIBLE...DO NOT PARK YOUR VEHICLE UNDERNEATH OR NEAR TREES. PLEASE 
BE CAREFUL WHEN USING CANDLES IN THE EVENT OF POWER OUTAGES. 

THE WIND FORECAST IS DEPENDENT UPON THE EXACT PATH AND INTENSITY OF 
CHARLEY. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, THE VOICE OF THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, OR TO LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON THIS
DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS
NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE...OR FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE TROPICAL
STORM FORCE...ARE LIKELY WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.
 
THE LATEST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI

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