[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 2/23/2004 3:21:04 PM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
330 PM EST MON FEB 23 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-
330 PM EST MON FEB 23 2004


...A LIGHT SNOW EVENT IS IN THE OFFING FOR TUESDAY...

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS 
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT. THE 
LOW WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC REGION 
DURING TUESDAY BEFORE MERGING WITH DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OFF THE 
NORTH CAROLINA COAST LATE TUESDAY.  

SNOW BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING SHOULD TAPER OFF LATER IN THE DAY OR 
TUESDAY EVENING. TEMPERATURES AT THE GROUND AND ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER 
LEVELS IN THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW TO OCCUR 
ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION TUESDAY, EXCEPT OVER FAR SOUTHEASTERN NEW 
JERSEY, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN DELAWARE, AND MUCH OF THE NORTHEAST 
MARYLAND SHORE WHERE RAIN SHOULD MIX WITH SNOW AND KEEP AMOUNTS 
LOWER.
 
AT THIS TIME, MOST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT, 
ACCUMULATING 1 OR 2 INCHES, ESPECIALLY ON GRASSY SURFACES. SNOW 
AMOUNTS MAY BE A BIT HEAVIER OVER THE WESTERN PHILADELPHIA SUBURBS 
AND INTO BERKS COUNTY, WHERE 1 TO 3 INCHES IS FORECAST. WHERE RAIN 
MIXES WITH SNOW OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE, AND 
NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND, AROUND AN INCH OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.

GROUND TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN FAIRLY WARM LATELY, SO THERE MAY BE 
SOMEWHAT LESS ACCUMULATION ON ROADS DURING THE DAY. HOWEVER,
TRAVEL MAY BECOME SLIPPERY ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED ROADS DURING THE 
DAY, AND AS TEMPERATURES FALL LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING 
CAUSING STANDING WATER AND SLUSH TO FREEZE. 

AREA RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO LISTEN FOR LATER WEATHER STATEMENTS 
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENT THAT A 
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED. WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE 
DIRECTLY FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO, 
AND ALSO FROM COMMERCIAL TV AND RADIO. 

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