[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 2/19/2005 5:37:08 PM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
512 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2005

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ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-
COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
DELAWARE BEACHES DE-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-
KENT DE-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-TALBOT MD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC CITY...DOVER AND VINELAND
512 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2005

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD
THROUGH SUNDAY. MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO
AFFECT THE REGION LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT. 
AT THE START OF THE EVENT, THE AIRMASS WILL BE COLD ENOUGH, WITH
TEMPERATURES GENERALLY IN THE 20S TO AROUND 30, SO THE PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS SNOW.  

A WARM FRONT IS FORECAST TO CROSS THE REGION LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY MORNING AND PRECIPITATION WILL MIX WITH AND EVENTUALLY CHANGE
TO RAIN OVER THE AREA.

AT THIS TIME, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW OVER
THE REGION BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER TO RAIN.  THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL
BE OVER NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA WITH LOWER AMOUNTS SOUTH
AND EAST.

THERE IS STILL QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THE EVOLUTION OF THIS
SYSTEM. TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY DETERIORATE RAPIDLY SUNDAY NIGHT AS
ROADS BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY MORNING, ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NEW JERSEY IS
CONTINUALLY MONITORING THIS SYSTEM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING
WINTER STORM.
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