[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 12/18/2004 5:54:46 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
521 AM EST SAT DEC 18 2004

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ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-
CAPE MAY NJ-CARBON PA-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-CHESTER PA-
COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-
DELAWARE BEACHES DE-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-
INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-LEHIGH PA-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-
MONROE PA-MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHAMPTON PA-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-
SALEM NJ-SOMERSET NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-SUSSEX NJ-TALBOT MD-
WARREN NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENTOWN...ATLANTIC CITY...BETHLEHEM...
CAMDEN...DOVER...NEW BRUNSWICK...NEWARK...PERTH AMBOY...
PHILADELPHIA...READING...TRENTON...VINELAND AND WILMINGTON
521 AM EST SAT DEC 18 2004

...TURNING WINDY AND VERY COLD SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE WEATHER THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF SUNDAY WILL BE RATHER
TRANQUIL, BUT A SUDDEN ARCTIC BLAST WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA
SUNDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY.

LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN CANADA WILL BEGIN TO DECAY LATE
TONIGHT, WHILE A COMPLEX SECONDARY LOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP OFF THE
MID ATLANTIC COAST. THAT SECONDARY SYSTEM WILL EVENTUALLY STRENGTHEN
AND CONSOLODATE, AND IT ULTIMATELY WILL PULL ARCTIC AIR INTO THE
REGION. 

ALTHOUGH LIGHT SNOW OR LIGHT RAIN CHANGING TO LIGHT SNOW MAY FALL
SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT, THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE
THE WIND AND ARCTIC AIR. BY MONDAY, TEMPERATURES AROUND THE REGION
COULD DROP TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR MID TO LATE DECEMBER. WIND
CHILL VALUES AROUND THE REGION WILL DROP TO NEAR ZERO OR BELOW ZERO
AROUND MUCH OF THE REGION BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT, AND THEY BARELY WILL
RISE ON MONDAY. 

THE HARSHEST WEATHER WILL OCCUR FROM LATE OVERNIGHT SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS PEAKING AT 25 TO 35 MPH AND VERY COLD AIR
WILL MAKE THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE DIFFICULT. PEOPLE WHO VENTURE
OUTSIDE, INCLUDING CHILDREN ON THEIR WAY TO SCHOOL, SHOULD DRESS TO
PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THE CONDITIONS. HATS, GLOVES AND LAYERS OF
CLOTHING ARE IMPORTANT IN THIS TYPE OF WEATHER. 

IF ANY PRECIPITATION DOES FALL, ICING WILL ALSO BE A PROBLEM DURING
THE MONDAY COMMUTES. PEOPLE ON THEIR WAY TO AND FROM WORK MAY WANT TO
ALLOW EXTRA TIME. 

PLEASE CONSIDER YOUR PETS IF YOU KEEP THEM OUTSIDE. AT A MINIMUM THEY
NEED ACCESS TO A STURDY SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD, AND THEY NEED
ACCESS TO UNFROZEN WATER. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING
THEM INDOORS. 

SINCE THIS IS AN EVENT EXPECTED FOR LATE IN THE WEEKEND, THERE IS
STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION.
NONETHELESS, THIS IS GOING TO BE A STRONG REINTRODUCTION TO WINTER
AND YOU ARE URGED TO PREPARE FOR THE WINDS, THE PLUNGING
TEMEPRATURES, LOW WIND CHILLS AND PERHAPS HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS.  

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STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
FURTHER UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, VISIT US ON THE
INTERNET AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI.

MPD