[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 1/4/2004 3:34:18 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
326 PM EST SUN JAN 4 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-
326 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2004


...MOTHER NATURE TO REMIND US THAT WINTER IS STILL HERE...

BIG CHANGES ARE IN OUR FUTURE, WEATHER-WISE THAT IS. AFTER ABOUT TWO 
WEEKS OF AT OR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES, A COLDER AIRMASS WILL SOON 
SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION, ONE THAT IS MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE 
SEASON. BUT FIRST WE'LL GET TO EXPERIENCE ONE MORE DAY OF EARLY 
SPRING-LIKE TEMPERATURES ACCOMPANIED WITH PERIODS OF RAIN, POSSIBLY 
HEAVY AT TIMES.

THE FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN ALMOST STATIONARY THE LAST SEVERAL 
DAYS, JUST TO OUR NORTH, IS EXPECTED TO LIFT OUT OF THE REGION 
OVERNIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME, A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM 
THE WEST AND IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF MAINLY LIGHT RAIN 
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION TONIGHT. WITH THE SAME COLD FRONT ON 
TOP OF US TOMORROW, COUPLED WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE RIDING 
ALONG THE FRONT ITSELF, THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AND 
INCREASE IN COVERAGE. IT APPEARS THE HEAVIEST AND MOST PROLONGED 
RAINFALL WILL OCCUR NORTH AND WEST OF THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN 
AREA. IT IS HERE WHERE RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 
ONE TO ONE AND ONE-HALF INCH RANGE. ACROSS THE DELAWARE VALLEY, 
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE HALF-INCH TO ONE INCH RANGE. 
FURTHER SOUTH INTO THE DELMARVA REGION ABOUT A HALF-INCH CAN BE 
ANTICIPATED.

IF PARTS OF THE REGION DO IN FACT RECEIVE ONE AND ONE-HALF INCHES OF 
RAINFALL, LOCALIZED FLOODING COULD OCCUR...MAINLY ALONG FLASHIER 
CREEKS AND STREAMS AND IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. LARGER MAINSTEM 
RIVERS WILL HAVE RISES, BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO FLOOD. THE COLD 
FRONT AND ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO BE POSITIONED OFF 
THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC COAST BY TOMORROW NIGHT.

COLD AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE REGION. 
POSSIBLY QUICK ENOUGH FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION AT THE TAIL-END OF THE 
EVENT. THIS WILL MOST LIKELY OCCUR NORTH AND WEST OF THE DELAWARE 
VALLEY. LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.       

WHEN YOU WALK OUT THE DOOR TUESDAY MORNING, IT WILL ONCE AGAIN FEEL 
LIKE WINTER. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY WILL BE 20 TO 30 DEGREES 
COLDER, TOPPING OUT ONLY IN THE 30S IN MANY AREAS. WEDNESDAY IS 
EXPECTED TO BE EVEN COLDER. THE WARMEST LOCALES WILL HAVE TROUBLE 
GETTING OUT OF THE 20S. THUS FAR, THIS WILL BE THE COLDEST AIRMASS OF
THE WINTER SEASON. OVERNIGHT LOWS DURING THE MID-WEEK PERIOD COULD
EVEN DROP INTO THE TEENS IN CENTER CITY PHILADELPHIA, WITH SINGLE
DIGITS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION FOR THE NORMALLY COLDER MOUNTAIN
VALLEYS ACROSS THE POCONOS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE SEVERAL

DEGREES BY WEEKS END, BUT STILL BE COLD ENOUGH TO REMIND US THAT THE
CALENDAR READS JANUARY.

STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR 
THE INTERNET(WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI) OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE 
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. 

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MIKETTA/KRUZDLO



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