[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 1/27/2004 10:52:50 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1039 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2004

NJZ001-007>010-PAZ054-055-060>062-272300-
BERKS PA-CARBON PA-HUNTERDON NJ-LEHIGH PA-MONROE PA-MORRIS NJ-
NORTHAMPTON PA-SOMERSET NJ-SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BRING SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION
TO THE SOUTHERN POCONOS...THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AFTER SOME SPOTTY LIGHT SNOW OR
FREEZING RAIN DURING THE MUCH OF THE DAY TODAY...SNOW WITH PERHAPS
SOME SLEET IS FORECAST INTO TONIGHT. THE SOUTHERN POCONOS AND FAR
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY SHOULD ACCUMULATE 1 TO 3 INCHES BY DUSK 
AND FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND
THE REST OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY SHOULD ACCUMULATE 1 TO 2 INCHES BY
DUSK AND 5 TO 8 INCHES BY DAYBREAK. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO OCCUR. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR SLEET ARE FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE
IN THE AFFECTED AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE
WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS
UNAVOIDABLE.

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DEZ001-MDZ008-012-NJZ012>020-026-027-PAZ067>071-272300-
BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CECIL MD-CHESTER PA-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-DELAWARE PA-
EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-KENT MD-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-
MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BRING PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA
NEAR AND NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR TODAY AND TONIGHT.
INITIALLY...LIGHT SNOW OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON RESULTING IN ICY CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS. FREEZING
RAIN...RAIN OR SLEET IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...THEN PRECIPITATION
SHOULD CHANGE TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. SOME MINOR
SNOW ACCUMULATION AND LIGHT ICE ACCRUAL IS EXPECTED TODAY...AND
SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCRUAL IS POSSIBLE MAINLY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW
THAT FALLS LATER TONIGHT SHOULD ACCUMULATE 3 TO 6 INCHES NORTH OF THE
PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE AND I-195 CORRIDOR IN NEW JERSEY...AND 1 TO 3
INCHES FURTHER SOUTH.

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DEZ002-MDZ015-NJZ021-022-272000-
ATLANTIC NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-KENT DE-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...

DRIZZLE AND BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE COMBINING TO PRODUCE
FREEZING DRIZZLE OVER THE ADVISORY AREA LATE THIS MORNING. FREEZING
DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS
WHEN A GRADRUAL IMPROVEMENT SHOULD OCCUR AS TEMPERATURES SLOWLY RISE
ABOVE FREEZING. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE IS ISSUED WHEN
ICING IS EXPECTED IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT NOT ENOUGH TO DAMAGE
TREES AND POWER LINES. INSTEAD...PATCHES OF ICE WILL CAUSE SLICK
SPOTS ON ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. SOME TRAVEL DELAYS ARE POSSIBLE.
WALKING AND DRIVING COULD THEREFORE BE DIFFICULT, BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

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.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI.

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