[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 2/27/2005 4:19:46 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPSPHI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
353 PM EST SUN FEB 27 2005

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ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-
COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
DELAWARE BEACHES DE-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT DE-
MIDDLESEX NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-OCEAN NJ-SALEM NJ-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC CITY...DOVER...NEW BRUNSWICK...
NEWARK...PERTH AMBOY...VINELAND AND WILMINGTON
353 PM EST SUN FEB 27 2005

...WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT...

AN INTENSE BUT QUICK MOVING STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PASS ALONG 
THE NEW JERSEY COAST ON MONDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF A 
STRONG EASTERLY WIND OUT AHEAD OF THE STORM AND A STORM SURGE IS 
LIKELY TO BRING A PERIOD OF COASTAL FLOODING TO THE NEW JERSEY AND 
DELAWARE COASTS AS WELL AS THE DELAWARE BAY ON MONDAY NIGHT. 

OUR CURRENT PROJECTIONS SHOW THAT THE PERIOD OF MOST SIGNIFICANT 
SURGE WILL BEGIN AROUND THE TIME OF LOW TIDE, AROUND 4 PM, MONDAY 
AFTERNOON. IT IS LIKELY THAT THESE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WILL 
PERSIST INTO THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE, BETWEEN 9 PM AND 10 PM, ON 
MONDAY NIGHT. THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE IS LATER ACROSS THE BACK BAYS 
AND ON THE DELAWARE RIVER.

IF YOU LIVE ALONG THE COAST, YOU ARE URGED TO PAY ATTENTION TO 
FUTURE STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS SITUATION. CURRENT STORM SURGE 
COMPUTER GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT WATER LEVELS WILL COME VERY CLOSE TO 
THE MODERATE FLOODING CATEGORY. AS ADDITIONAL DATA BECOMES AVAILABLE
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 24 
HOURS SUGGESTING THAT MODERATE FLOODING IS LOOKING MORE LIKELY, 
COASTAL FLOOD WATCHES AND/OR WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED. LOCATIONS THAT 
TYPICALLY SEE THE WORST EFFECTS FROM COASTAL FLOODING INCLUDE SEA 
BRIGHT IN MONMOUTH COUNTY AND IN CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY. BEACH EROSION 
IS ALSO ANTICIPATED WITH THIS NOREASTER DUE TO INCREASED WAVE ACTION.

A STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY
HOOK NEW JERSEY TO FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE.

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