[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 11/24/2004 4:00:35 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
348 PM EST WED NOV 24 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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENTOWN...ATLANTIC CITY...BETHLEHEM...
CAMDEN...DOVER...NEW BRUNSWICK...NEWARK...PERTH AMBOY...
PHILADELPHIA...READING...TRENTON...VINELAND AND WILMINGTON
348 PM EST WED NOV 24 2004

...PERIODS OF RAIN TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY, FOLLOWED BY A STRONG 
COLD FRONT SWEEPING THROUGH BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH FROM THE SOUTH, AND MOVE 
THROUGH THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES 
INTO NEW ENGLAND THURSDAY MORNING, A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP 
THROUGH THE REGION BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT, A 
FAIR AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED, WITH STRONG WINDS JUST OFF 
THE SURFACE. AS A RESULT, A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE QUITE POSSIBLE 
LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING, WHICH COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY 
STRONG WIND GUSTS. 

AS THE PERIODS OF RAIN CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT AND FOR THE START 
OF THANKSGIVING DAY, TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE RAIN AS SOME 
WATER WILL POND ON AREA ROADWAYS, AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED.
THE RAIN MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT, AND WITH ANY 
LEFTOVER LEAVES COMBINED WITH THE RAIN WILL MAKE AREA ROADS MORE 
SLIPPERY. ALSO, ANY LEAVES WHICH HAVE GATHERED ALONG ROADSIDES CAN
BLOCK STORM DRAINS AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL PONDING OF WATER.

STRONG WINDS, WHICH MAY BE EMBEDDED IN AREAS OF HEAVIER RAIN OR 
THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING, COULD DO MORE TO 
HAMPER TRAVEL, BOTH ON LAND AND IN THE AIR. AFTER THE FRONT MOVES 
OFFSHORE AND TAKES THE BULK OF THE MOISTURE WITH IT, CONDITIONS 
SHOULD IMPROVE DURING THE AFTERNOON ON THANKSGIVING DAY, ALTHOUGH IT 
WILL REMAIN BLUSTERY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL THEN OVERSPREAD THE 
ENTIRE REGION THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AND ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT.

IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY, ALLOW SOME EXTRA 
TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION, AS THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL AFFECT 
THE ENTIRE EAST COAST. IF DRIVING, USE CAUTION ON THE HIGHWAYS AS 
THEY WILL REMAIN WET FROM THE RAIN. ALWAYS LEAVE EXTRA BREAKING 
DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU DURING 
UNSETTLED WEATHER AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND UPDATES, STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO, OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET.

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