[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 2/2/2004 4:16:27 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

WWUS41 KPHI 020919
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
417 AM EST MON FEB 2 2004

.A WINTER STORM WILL CAUSE SNOW SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE
POCONOS AND EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY ON
TUESDAY.


NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-021700-
BERKS PA-CARBON PA-LEHIGH PA-MONROE PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-
SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR
TUESDAY...

SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ON TUESDAY COULD CAUSE DIFFICULT
TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY.

LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST REACHING
THE GREAT LAKES REGION LATE TONIGHT. A SECONDARY LOW IS FORECAST TO
FORM OVER THE CAROLINAS TONIGHT AND THEN HEAD NORTHEAST ALONG THE
COAST
TUESDAY. 

HIGH PRESSURE THAT BROUGHT THE RECENT COLD WEATHER WILL MOVE RAPIDLY
AWAY FROM THE AREA TUESDAY. HOWEVER, ITS LINGERING EFFECTS COMBINED
WITH THE SNOW COVER, WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING FOR A GOOD
PORTION OF TUESDAY. 

MOISTURE FROM THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION
TUESDAY MORNING. INITIALLY, WE EXPECT SNOW TO FALL, BUT THE SNOW WILL
TURN OVER TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET DURING THE DAY. SEVERAL INCHES
OF SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE, THEN THERE COULD BE SIGNIFICANT ICING FROM
THE FREEZING RAIN.

SOME FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO FORECAST FOR TUESDAY MORNING FOR AREAS
SOUTH OF THE WATCH AREA. HOWEVER...THESE AREAS SHOULD SEE
TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING CHANGING ANY FREEZING PRECIPITATION
OVER TO PLAIN RAIN.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE, BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THE TIME, THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING
CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET
AT WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.
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RNS