[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 07/20/2005 16:04:02

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
405 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2005

DEZ002>004-MDZ015-019-020-NJZ013-014-020>027-211533-
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 DE-
OCEAN NJ-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-TALBOT MD-
WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC CITY...DOVER AND VINELAND
136 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2005

...HIGHER THAN NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES MAY PRODUCE MINOR TIDAL 
FLOODING...

THE HIGH TIDE ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE OCEAN FRONT OCCURS
BETWEEN 8 AND 930 PM. WITH THE FULL MOON ON JULY 21ST, THE TIDE 
HEIGHTS WILL REACH ABOVE 6 FT MEAN LOWER LOW WATER AND IN SOME CASES 
APPROACH MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IN SPOTS. THE MORNING HIGH TIDE OCCURS
BETWEEN 8 AND 930 AM WITH A NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL HEIGHT A FOOT LOWER 
THAN THE EVENING TIDE WITH NO PROBLEMS EXPECTED. 

SINCE THERE ARE NO STORMS, OR STRONG ONSHORE WINDS, THE TIDE WILL 
GENTLY RISE AND FALL, BUT IN SOME INSTANCES ADVANCE UP TO THE EDGE 
OF SOME ROADWAYS SINCE THERE ARE LOCATIONS ALONG THE BACK BAYS THAT 
DO TAKE ON A LITTLE MORE WATER APPROACHING 5 AND A HALF FT MEAN LOWER
LOW WATER. IN THAT CASE, SOME AUTOMOBILES MAY HAVE TO BE MOVED. 

THE ASTRONOMICAL SETUP THIS MONTH IS REFERRED TO AS THE PERIGEAN 
SPRING TIDE. WITH THE MOON A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE EARTH THE 
GRAVITATION EFFECT IS ALSO GREATER. AS A RESULT, THE TIDAL DEPARTURES
ARE HIGHER THAN AT OTHER TIMES DURING THE LUNAR CYCLE THROUGHOUT THE 
YEAR.

WATER LEVELS ON LARGER RIVERS, AND BAYS WILL ALSO BE HIGHER THAN 
NORMAL, BUT NO FLOODING IS EXPECTED.

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EBERWINE

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