[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 10/23/2004 2:27:28 PM

PHI Skywarn phi.skywarn at noaa.gov
Sat Oct 23 14:27:29 EDT 2004


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NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
209 PM EDT SAT OCT 23 2004

NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>023-027-PAZ060>062-067>070-241000-
/X.NEW.KPHI.FR.Y.0003.041024T0000Z-041024T1000Z/
ATLANTIC NJ-BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CHESTER PA-
CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-LEHIGH PA-
MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-SALEM NJ-SOMERSET NJ-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...READING...BETHLEHEM...ALLENTOWN...
VINELAND...TRENTON...PERTH AMBOY...NEW BRUNSWICK AND CAMDEN
209 PM EDT SAT OCT 23 2004

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NEW JERSEY HAS ISSUED 
A FROST ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT. AREAS OF FROST ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT 
ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. 

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 30S TONIGHT AWAY FROM THE 
HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS. EVEN IN THE LARGER CITIES SUCH AS 
PHILADELPHIA, THERE CAN BE PATCHY FROST JUST OUTSIDE OF THE CITY. 
WHILE THERE WILL BE SOME MAINLY HIGH CLOUDS AROUND TONIGHT, AT THIS 
TIME THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO KEEP 
TEMPERATURES FROM FALLING TO FROST PRODUCING LEVELS. HOWEVER, THE 
CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

THEREFORE, WITH A MOSTLY CLEAR SKY FOR A GOOD PORTION OF THE NIGHT 
ALONG WITH LIGHTER WINDS AND A DRY AIRMASS, CONDITIONS WILL BE RIGHT 
FOR AREAS OF FROST TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH ACTUAL TEMPERATURES SEVERAL FEET
ABOVE THE GROUND MAY STAY A FEW DEGREES ABOVE FREEZING, THE GROUND
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO FREEZING FOR A TIME, ALLOWING
SCATTERED FROST TO FORM.

ITEMS THAT STILL NEED TO BE HARVESTED AND WHICH MIGHT NOT WITHSTAND 
THE FROST AND COLD TEMPERATURES, SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALREADY TAKEN CARE 
OF. ALSO, ANY REMAINING POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD 
BE COVERED WITH A LIGHT BLANKET OR PLASTIC SHEET, OR BROUGHT INSIDE 
AWAY FROM THE COLD.

$$

GORSE/RNS
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