[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 1/26/2004 4:10:21 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
410 PM EST MON JAN 26 2004

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BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CARBON PA-CECIL MD-CHESTER PA-
COASTAL OCEAN NJ-DELAWARE PA-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-
HUNTERDON NJ-KENT MD-LEHIGH PA-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONROE PA-
MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHAMPTON PA-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ-
SOMERSET NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-
WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TUESDAY...

SPECIFICALLY THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND THE WINTER STORM WATCH 
INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN PENNSYLVANIA...
BERKS...BUCKS...CARBON...CHESTER...DELAWARE...LEHIGH
MONROE...MONTGOMERY...NORTHAMPTON...AND PHILADELPHIA.

IN NEW JERSEY...
BURLINGTON...CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER...HUNTERDON...MERCER...MIDDLESEX
MONMOUTH...MORRIS...OCEAN...SALEM...SOMERSET...SUSSEX AND WARREN.

IN DELAWARE...
NEW CASTLE.

IN MARYLAND...
CECIL AND KENT.

HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN CANADA AND EXTENDING SOUTHWARD OVER THE 
REGION WILL KEEP COLD AIR OVER THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 
WHILE THIS OCCURS...WINDS AT AND ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO 
BRING IN MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH. THIS COMBINATION WILL KEEP AREAS 
OF LIGHT SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING DRIZZLE IN PLACE THROUGH TUESDAY 
MORNING. ALTHOUGH LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS FORECAST...THE 
FREEZING DRIZZLE COULD MAKE CONDITIONS VERY SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY ON 
UNTREATED ROADWAYS.

ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW MAY DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. WEAK 
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CAROLINAS WILL ORGANIZE AND THEN INTENSIFY AS 
IT HEADS UP THE EAST COAST. THE CIRCULATION AROUND THE LOW SHOULD 
BRING HEAVIER PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION WHILE KEEPING THE COLD AIR 
IN PLACE. 

INITIALLY ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN IN 
THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN OVER SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...CENTRAL NEW 
JERSEY...NORTHERN DELAWARE AND NORTHEAST MARYLAND. THEN AS COLD AIR 
WRAPS BACK IN FROM THE NORTH...THE FREEZING RAIN WOULD CHANGE TO 
SNOW. OVER EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN NEW 
JERSEY...IT SHOULD BE COLD ENOUGH THAT THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD FALL 
IN THE FORM OF SNOW.

THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR 5 TO 10 INCHES IN AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF 
PHILADELPHIA. FROM NORTHEAST MARYLAND THROUGH SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL 
NEW JERSEY...INCLUDING THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA...3 TO 6 
INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE.

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 OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION.

$$

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ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-DELAWARE BEACHES DE-
INLAND SUSSEX DE-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT TONIGHT...

SPECIFICALLY THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING 
COUNTIES...

IN NEW JERSEY...
CAPE MAY.

IN DELAWARE...
SUSSEX.

HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN CANADA AND EXTENDING SOUTHWARD OVER THE 
REGION WILL KEEP COLD AIR OVER THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 
HOWEVER...THIS COLD AIR WILL GRADUALLY ERODE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AS 
THE FLOW FROM THE OCEAN ALLOWS TEMPERATURES TO INCREASE ABOVE 
FREEZING.

WINDS AT AND ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO BRING IN MOISTURE FROM 
THE SOUTH. THIS COLD AIR IN PLACE COMBINED WITH THE MOISTURE ALOFT 
WILL KEEP AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING DRIZZLE IN PLACE 
A GOOD PORTION OF TONIGHT. THE WARMING TEMPERATURES SHOULD ALLOW THE 
PRECIPITATION TO BECOME ALL RAIN OR DRIZZLE BY MORNING.

ALTHOUGH LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS FORECAST...THE FREEZING 
DRIZZLE COULD MAKE CONDITIONS VERY SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY ON 
UNTREATED ROADWAYS.

WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CAROLINAS WILL ORGANIZE AND THEN 
INTENSIFY AS IT HEADS UP THE EAST COAST. THE LOW WILL BRING RAIN 
TO THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AS COLDER AIR MOVES BACK IN ON THE 
BACKSIDE OF THE LOW...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL BEFORE THE 
PRECIPITATION ENDS. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION.


$$

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ATLANTIC NJ-CAROLINE MD-COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-KENT DE-
QUEEN ANNE'S MD-TALBOT MD-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...

SPECIFICALLY THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING 
COUNTIES...

IN NEW JERSEY...
ATLANTIC AND CUMBERLAND. 

IN DELAWARE...
KENT.

IN MARYLAND...
CAROLINE...QUEEN ANNE'S AND TALBOT.

HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN CANADA AND EXTENDING SOUTHWARD OVER THE 
REGION WILL KEEP COLD AIR OVER THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 
HOWEVER...THIS COLD AIR WILL GRADUALLY ERODE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AS 
THE FLOW FROM THE OCEAN ALLOWS TEMPERATURES TO INCREASE ABOVE 
FREEZING.

WINDS AT AND ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO BRING IN MOISTURE FROM 
THE SOUTH. THIS COLD AIR IN PLACE COMBINED WITH THE MOISTURE ALOFT 
WILL KEEP AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING DRIZZLE IN PLACE 
INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE WARMING TEMPERATURES SHOULD ALLOW THE 
PRECIPITATION TO BECOME ALL RAIN OR DRIZZLE AROUND MIDDAY.

ALTHOUGH LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS FORECAST...THE FREEZING 
DRIZZLE COULD MAKE CONDITIONS VERY SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY ON 
UNTREATED ROADWAYS.

WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CAROLINAS WILL ORGANIZE AND THEN 
INTENSIFY AS IT HEADS UP THE EAST COAST. THE LOW WILL BRING RAIN 
TO THE REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT BUT AS COLDER AIR MOVES 
BACK IN ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW COULD 
FALL BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION ENDS. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION.

$$

RNS/GORSE