[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 12/15/2005 3:45:26 PM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
345 PM EST THU DEC 15 2005

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ012-015>019-PAZ070-071-160500-
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEW BRUNSWICK...
TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...
MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA
345 PM EST THU DEC 15 2005

...A PERIOD OF SNOW CHANGING TO A MIX, THEN RAIN THIS EVENING AND 
TONIGHT...

LOW PRESSURE ACROSS GEORGIA WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THIS 
EVENING INTO THE EASTERN CAROLINAS. THIS STORM WILL THEN MOVE NORTH 
NORTHEASTWARD TONIGHT AND ACROSS NEW JERSEY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING, 
THEN INTO NEW ENGLAND BY FRIDAY EVENING.

MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION THIS 
EVENING, MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SNOW TO START. HOWEVER AS WARMING 
CONTINUES TO TAKE PLACE THROUGH THE EVENING, THE SNOW WILL BECOME 
MIXED WITH SOME SLEET AND PERHAPS SOME FREEZING RAIN, WHERE A LIGHT 
COATING TO PERHAPS AN INCH OF SNOW AND SLEET SHOULD OCCUR BEFORE THE 
CHANGEOVER. EVEN WARMER AIR IS THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION 
OVERNIGHT, QUICKLY CHANGING ANY FROZEN PRECIPITATION OVER TO
PLAIN RAIN. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD END FRIDAY MORNING.

EVEN THOUGH THE AIR TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMING TONIGHT, THE GROUND 
TEMPERATURES REMAIN COLD. THEREFORE, USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AS 
UNTREATED ROADS COULD BE SLIPPERY AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND 
OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO GET TO 
YOUR DESTINATION THROUGH THIS EVENING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 
RADIO ALL HAZARDS, OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR ANY CHANGING 
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND UPDATES.

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GORSE

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