[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 12/1/2004 4:42:29 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

WWUS81 KPHI 012122
SPSPHI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
421 PM EST WED DEC 1 2004

DEZ001-002-NJZ016>019-021-PAZ070-071-021118-
CAMDEN NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-KENT DE-
NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMDEN...DOVER...NEWARK...PHILADELPHIA...
VINELAND AND WILMINGTON
421 PM EST WED DEC 1 2004

...WATER LEVELS WILL BE DROPPING THIS EVENING...

BLUSTERY SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT BROUGHT 
THE TIDE LEVELS UP ALONG THE DELAWARE RIVER AND NORTHERN DELAWARE 
BAY EARLIER TODAY. HOWEVER, THE COLD FRONT PASSED LATER THIS MORNING
AND THE WINDS INCREASED FROM THE WEST WITH SPEEDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH AT 
TIMES. 

HIGH TIDE ALONG THE DELAWARE RIVER AT PHILADELPHIA OCCURS AT 445 
THIS AFTERNOON AND THE HEIGHTS WILL BE NEAR 8 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER 
LOW WATER OR AROUND TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL. AT THE TIME OF LOW TIDE 
WHICH OCCURS AT MIDNIGHT, THE TIDE WILL BE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL AND
BE 0.4 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE OCCURS 
AT 522 THURSDAY MORNING WITH A HEIGHT UNDER 5.0 FEET ABOVE MEAN 
LOWER LOW WATER.

WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY OVERNIGHT ALLOWING TIDAL DEPARTURES 
TO LESSEN.   



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DEZ003-004-NJZ012>014-020-022>027-021118-
ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-
COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-DELAWARE BEACHES DE-
EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-INLAND SUSSEX DE-MIDDLESEX NJ-OCEAN NJ-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC CITY...
NEW BRUNSWICK AND PERTH AMBOY
421 PM EST WED DEC 1 2004

...NEAR BLOWOUT CONDITIONS THIS EVENING...

BLUSTERY WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR GUSTING TO OVER
50 MILES AN HOUR ARE CAUSING WATER LEVELS TO DROP RAPIDLY THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS AND ON THE
LOWER DELAWARE BAY.  LEVELS AROUND THE TIME OF LOW TIDE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BE APPROACHING BLOWOUT CONDITIONS
WITH HEIGHTS APPROACHING 2 FEET BELOW MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.  LOW
TIDE OCCURS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM ON THE OCEANFRONT AND UP TO SEVERAL
HOURS LATER ON THE BACK BAYS AND ON THE LOWER DELAWARE BAY.  THIS
MAY CAUSE NAVIGATION PROBLEMS ON THE INLAND WATERWAYS...
ESPECIALLY FOR LARGER VESSELS.  THOSE VESSELS STILL DOCKED IN THE
WATER SHOULD ALLOW MORE LINE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LOW CONDITIONS.

WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY OVERNIGHT ALLOWING TIDAL
DEPARTURES TO LESSEN.  WHILE THE LOW TIDE THURSDAY MORNING IS
STILL EXPECTED TO BE BELOW NORMAL...HEIGHTS SHOULD BE 1/2 TO
1 FOOT ABOVE THIS EVENINGS LEVELS.

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WANTON/EBERWINE/GIGI