[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 12/19/2004 9:47:04 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
904 PM EST SUN DEC 19 2004



DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-
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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
904 PM EST SUN DEC 19 2004

...WINDY AND VERY COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS OR FLURRIES...
...SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON ROADS THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

A BRIEF BUT POWERFUL ARCTIC OUTBREAK HAS TAKEN HOLD ACROSS THE AREA
AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.  THE COLDEST AIR OF THE
SEASON HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED
THROUGH THE AREA.

SOME SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS AS TEMPERATURES DROP THROUGH THE 20S INTO THE TEENS...WITH THE
TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF FAR NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY AND THE SOUTHERN POCONOS. NO
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.  

WITH THE RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES...ANY LIQUID THAT REMAINS ON
ROAD SURFACES WILL FREEZE OVERNIGHT.  SLICK SPOTS OF BLACK ICE HAVE
ALREADY FORMED IN SOME LOCATIONS. PEOPLE ON THEIR WAY TO AND FROM
WORK MAY WANT TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME. 

ON MONDAY, TEMPERATURES WILL BE 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL...RUNNING
FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS IN THE POCONOS AND NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY TO
NEAR 20 ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS. WIND CHILL VALUES
LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RUN FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW
ZERO FOR MUCH OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. IN
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE...
AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND THE WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ZERO TO
10 ABOVE ZERO.

WINDS GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND VERY COLD AIR COULD COMBINE WITH
SLIPPERY CONDITIONS TO 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 ELEMENTS.
 HATS...GLOVES AND LAYERS OF CLOTHING ARE IMPORTANT IN THIS TYPE OF
WEATHER.  

ALSO...PEOPLE SHOULD MAKE SURE THEIR PETS ARE PROTECTED
FROM THE WEATHER.  IF YOU KEEP YOUR PETS OUTSIDE...THEY SHOULD AT A
MINIMUM HAVE A WELL INSULATED AND STURDY SHELTER FROM THE COLD AND
WIND AND ACCESS TO UNFROZEN WATER.  THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO
BRING THEM INDOORS. 

PLEASE PREPARE FOR THE WINDS...THE PLUNGING TEMPERATURES...
LOW WIND CHILLS AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LATE
TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.

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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.


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