[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 1/5/2005 3:47:02 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
315 PM EST WED JAN 5 2005

NJZ009-010-012-015-PAZ067>069-061000-
BUCKS PA-CHESTER PA-HUNTERDON NJ-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-
MONTGOMERY PA-SOMERSET NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW BRUNSWICK...PERTH AMBOY AND TRENTON
315 PM EST WED JAN 5 2005

...A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH 
THURSDAY MORNING...

AN AREA OF RAIN IS MOVING ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE WEST.  THIS
PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO THE MORNING.  
COLD AIR HAS MOVED INTO THE AREA AND THE RAIN WILL GRADUALLY MIX WITH
SLEET AND SNOW DURING THE NIGHT.  LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE,
MAINLY NORTH AND WEST OF THE I-95 CORRIDOR.  

MILD AIR WILL BEGIN TO WORK ITS WAY UP FROM THE SOUTH TOWARDS MORNING
AND THE SLEET AND SNOW SHOULD CHANGE BACK TO RAIN.  TEMPERATURES AT A
FEW LOCATIONS MAY REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FOR A TIME AS THE RAIN BEGINS
TO FALL AGAIN, AND SOME PATCHY ICE IS POSSIBLE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS OVER UPPER MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS COUNTIES AND NORTHERN
HUNTERDON AND SOMERSET COUNTIES, WHERE ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW AND
A THIN COATING OF ICE ARE EXPECTED.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S 
ON THURSDAY MORNING.  THE RAIN SHOULD TAPER TO RAIN SHOWERS ON 
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME LESS THAN IDEAL OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING.  IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING, LEAVE 
YOURSELF SOME EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

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NJZ013-014-017>020-026-027-PAZ070-071-061000-
CAMDEN NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-DELAWARE PA-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
GLOUCESTER NJ-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMDEN AND PHILADELPHIA
315 PM EST WED JAN 5 2005

...A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...

AN AREA OF RAIN IS MOVING ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE WEST.  THIS
PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO THE MORNING.  

SOME COLD AIR WILL GRADUALLY BUILD DOWN FROM THE NORTH, AND THE 
RAIN MAY MIX WITH SLEET FOR A TIME FROM THIS EVENING INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. LITTLE IF ANY SLUSH ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

MILD AIR WILL BEGIN TO WORK ITS WAY UP FROM THE SOUTH LATE TONIGHT  
BRINGING AN END TO THE SLEET AND SNOW.  PERIODS OF RAIN WILL 
CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH RAIN SHOWERS EXPECTED FOR 
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.  

ANY PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN COULD CAUSE SOME MINOR FLOODING
OF ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

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