[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 1/3/2005 3:11:57 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
241 PM EST MON JAN 3 2005

NJZ001-007>010-012-015-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>069-041100-
BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CARBON PA-CHESTER PA-HUNTERDON NJ-LEHIGH PA-
MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONROE PA-MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-
NORTHAMPTON PA-SOMERSET NJ-SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...NEW BRUNSWICK...
PERTH AMBOY...READING AND TRENTON
241 PM EST MON JAN 3 2005

...WINTRY WEATHER MIX POSSIBLE FOR MID WEEK...

THE COMBINATION OF A COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS AND LOW PRESSURE MOVING 
ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS FORECAST TO BRING A WINTRY WEATHER 
MIX FOR MID WEEK TO EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW
JERSEY. 

RAIN ON TUESDAY NIGHT MAY CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING IN THE SOUTHERN POCONOS. OTHERWISE, THE TRANSITION FROM RAIN
TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN, SLEET AND SNOW WILL GRADUALLY MOVE SOUTH
FROM THE SOUTHERN POCONOS INTO THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND MOST OF NORTHERN
NEW JERSEY ON WEDNESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO
FREEZING RAIN, SLEET AND SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN SUBURBS
OF PHILADELPHIA AND OVER CENTRAL NEW JERSEY. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCRUAL
IS POSSIBLE, AS IS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION. 

DURING THE DAY THURSDAY, THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE BACK TO RAIN
OVER THE ENTIRE AREA AS COLD AIR RETREATS AND MILDER AIR 
RETURNS FROM THE SOUTH.

PEOPLE WHO KNOW THEY WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY 
OR THURSDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ANY HAZARDS THAT MAY DEVELOP. STAY
TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER
UPDATES. 

$$

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ013-014-016>020-026-027-PAZ070-071-041100-
CAMDEN NJ-CECIL MD-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-DELAWARE PA-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
GLOUCESTER NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMDEN...NEWARK...
PHILADELPHIA AND WILMINGTON
241 PM EST MON JAN 3 2005

...WINTRY WEATHER MIX POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE COMBINATION OF A COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WITH LOW PRESSURE MOVING 
ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO BRING A WINTRY WEATHER MIX 
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO AREAS NEAR THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR. THE
PRESENT FORECAST CALLS FOR RAIN ON WEDNESDAY TO CHANGE TO FREEZING
RAIN AND THEN TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AND POSSIBLY SNOW. AT
THIS TIME ICE ACCRUAL IS POSSIBLE, BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION
IS NOT EXPECTED. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE BACK
TO RAIN ON THURSDAY. 

PEOPLE WHO KNOW THEY WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY 
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ANY HAZARDS THAT 
MAY DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA 
OUTLET FOR FURTHER UPDATES. 

$$

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, VISIT US ON THE INTERNET AT 
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI (ALL LOWERCASE).

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