[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 1/25/2004 11:55:30 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1155 AM EST SUN JAN 25 2004

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016>027-PAZ070-071-252300-
ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-CAMDEN NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-
CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-
CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-DELAWARE BEACHES DE-GLOUCESTER NJ-
INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-NEW CASTLE DE-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-
SALEM NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-TALBOT MD-

...A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN MARYLAND...
CECIL...KENT...QUEEN ANNES...TALBOT AND CAROLINE.

IN DELAWARE...
NEW CASTLE...KENT AND SUSSEX. 

IN NEW JERSEY...
BURLINGTON...OCEAN...CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER...SALEM...CUMBERLAND...
ATLANTIC AND CAPE MAY. 

IN PENNSYLVANIA...
DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA.

SKIES TODAY WILL BE PARTLY SUNNY BUT THE TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY 
REACH THE LOW TO MID 20S. AS SKIES CLOUD OVER TONIGHT THE 
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS...AND THEN ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. THERE WILL 
BE A DIFFERENCE IN THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE WATCH AREA BUT 
INDICATIONS THIS MORNING ARE THAT A SWATH OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL
ACCUMULATE FROM PHILADELPHIA EAST TO THE OCEAN COUNTY NEW JERSEY 
COAST. A COUPLE MORE INCHES WILL ACCUMLATE FARTHER SOUTH TO EXTREME
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE...AND MARYLANDS EASTERN SHORE WITH 
THE HIGHEST TOTALS FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES. SLEET MAY MIX WITH THE SNOW 
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AREAS. 

A STORM OVER THE MID WEST WILL SPAWN A SECONDARY LOW OFF THE NORTH
CAROLINA COAST LATE TODAY. HOWEVER...COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN
OVER THE NORTHEAST SLOWING THE PROGRESSION OF THE STORM. BY LATE 
TONIGHT...THE TWO LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS TOGETHER WILL SPREAD A LARGE
PRECIPITATION SHIELD OVER THE DOME OF VERY COLD AIR IN PLACE. 

THIS WILL BE A PROTRACTED EVENT THAT WILL SEE THE SNOW MIXING WITH 
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET OVER A GOOD PART OF THE AREA ON MONDAY INTO
MONDAY NIGHT. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR 
FURTHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.

THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS 
ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT   WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI .


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NJZ009-010-012>015-PAZ060-061-067>069-252300-
BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CHESTER PA-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-
LEHIGH PA-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-SOMERSET NJ-WESTERN
MONMOUTH NJ-

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
FOR TONIGHT AND A GOOD PART OF MONDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN PENNSYLVANIA...
CHESTER...MONTGOMERY...BERKS...LEHIGH...AND BUCKS.

IN NEW JERSEY...
HUNTERDON...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...MONMOUTH AND MIDDLESEX.

SKIES TODAY WILL BE PARTLY SUNNY BUT THE TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY 
REACH THE LOW TO MID 20S. AS SKIES CLOUD OVER TONIGHT THE 
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE LOWER TEENS...AND THEN ACCUMULATING 
SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST
ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANING FROM 3
TO 5 INCHES AROUND CHESTER AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES OF
PENNSYLVANIA...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES FARTHER TO THE NORTH TOWARD THE
LEHIGH VALLEY AND EAST TO CENTRAL NEW JERSEY INCLUDING THE SHORE
AREAS OF MONMOUTH COUNTY BEFORE MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
MONDAY MORNING. THE MIXED WINTRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. 

A STORM OVER THE MID WEST WILL SPAWN A SECONDARY LOW OFF THE NORTH
CAROLINA COAST LATE TODAY. HOWEVER...COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN
OVER THE NORTHEAST SLOWING THE PROGRESSION OF THE STORM. BY LATE 
TONIGHT...THE TWO LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS TOGETHER WILL SPREAD A LARGE
PRECIPITATION SHIELD OVER THE DOME OF VERY COLD AIR IN PLACE. 

THIS WILL BE A PROTRACTED EVENT THAT WILL SEE THE SNOW MIXING WITH 
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET OVER A GOOD PART OF THE AREA ON MONDAY INTO 
MONDAY NIGHT...AND EVEN INTO TUESDAY MORNING. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR 
FURTHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.

THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS 
ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT   WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI .

$$

AMC