[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 3/8/2005 5:47:31 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

WWUS81 KPHI 081010
SPSPHI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
515 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2005

NJZ007-008-PAZ060>062-082200-
BERKS PA-LEHIGH PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-WARREN NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM AND READING
515 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2005

...WINTER IS COMING BACK...

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WITH RAIN PRECEDING 
IT AND TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING. HOWEVER, LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM 
ON THE FRONT THIS MORNING THEN INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO THE DELAWARE 
AND NEW JERSEY COASTS BY THIS AFTERNOON. AS IT INTENSIFIES, IT WILL 
BRING MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION THAT WILL CHANGE THE RAIN OVER 
TO SNOW BY THIS AFTERNOON.  THE CHANGEOVER WILL TAKE PLACE RATHER 
QUICKLY AND THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE AROUND 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE 
LEHIGH VALLEY AND ADJACENT AREAS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY.
 
WHEN THE SNOW FIRST STARTS TO FALL THIS MORNING, IT WILL BE SLOW TO 
ACCUMULATE COURTESY OF THE WARM GROUND FROM MONDAY/S 60 DEGREE 
TEMPERATURES. FOR THE SAME REASON, SNOW WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO 
ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADWAYS DURING THE MORNING HOURS. HOWEVER, WITH 
TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S AND LOW 30S ON NORTHWEST 
WINDS, THE ENVIRONMENT WILL COOL DOWN QUICKLY. BY NOON, SNOW WILL BE 
ACCUMULATING.  
 
THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END LATE TODAY OR EARLY EVENING AS THE COLD 
FRONT AND THE ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE 
AREA. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT, BUT COLDER THAN NORMAL 
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH A GOOD PORTION OF THE 
WEEK.

$$

NJZ009-010-012-015-PAZ067>069-082200-
BUCKS PA-CHESTER PA-HUNTERDON NJ-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-
MONTGOMERY PA-SOMERSET NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW BRUNSWICK...PERTH AMBOY AND TRENTON
515 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2005

...WINTER IS COMING BACK...

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WITH RAIN PRECEDING 
IT AND TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING. HOWEVER, LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM 
ON THE FRONT THIS MORNING THEN INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO THE DELAWARE 
AND NEW JERSEY COASTS BY THIS AFTERNOON. AS IT INTENSIFIES, IT WILL 
BRING MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION THAT WILL CHANGE THE RAIN OVER 
TO SNOW BY THIS AFTERNOON.  THE CHANGEOVER WILL TAKE PLACE RATHER 
QUICKLY AND THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE AROUND 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE 
NORTHERN DELAWARE VALLEY AND ACROSS THE RIVER INTO CENTRAL NEW 
JERSEY.

WHEN THE SNOW FIRST STARTS TO FALL THIS MORNING, IT WILL BE SLOW TO 
ACCUMULATE COURTESY OF THE WARM GROUND FROM MONDAY/S 60 DEGREE 
TEMPERATURES. FOR THE SAME REASON, SNOW WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO 
ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADWAYS DURING THE MORNING HOURS. HOWEVER, WITH 
TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S AND LOW 30S ON NORTHWEST 
WINDS, THE ENVIRONMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE WILL COOL DOWN QUICKLY. BY 
NOON, SNOW WILL BE ACCUMULATING.  

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END LATE TODAY OR EARLY EVENING AS THE COLD 
FRONT AND THE ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE 
AREA. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT, BUT COLDER THAN NORMAL 
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH A GOOD PORTION OF THE 
WEEK.

$$

DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ013-016>023-027-PAZ070-071-
082200-
ATLANTIC NJ-CAMDEN NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-CUMBERLAND NJ-
DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-
NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-
QUEEN ANNE'S MD-SALEM NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-TALBOT MD-
WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMDEN...DOVER...NEWARK...PHILADELPHIA...
VINELAND AND WILMINGTON
515 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2005

...WINTER IS COMING BACK...

 
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WITH RAIN PRECEDING 
IT AND TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING. HOWEVER, LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM 
ON THE FRONT THIS MORNING THEN INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO THE DELAWARE 
AND NEW JERSEY COASTS BY THIS AFTERNOON. AS IT INTENSIFIES, IT WILL 
BRING MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION THAT WILL CHANGE THE RAIN OVER 
TO SNOW BY THIS AFTERNOON. 


LATE TUESDAY MORNING, IT WILL BE SLOW TO ACCUMULATE COURTESY OF THE 
WARM GROUND FROM MONDAY/S 60 DEGREE TEMPERATURES. FOR THE SAME 
REASON, SNOW WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADWAYS. 
HOWEVER, WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE LOW 30S ON NORTHWEST 
WINDS, THE ENVIRONMENT WILL COOL DOWN QUICKLY. BY EARLY AFTERNOON, A 
SLUSHY SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED. WITH THE COMBINATION OF 
STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES, WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED 
TO DIP INTO THE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON, THEN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS 
TONIGHT.  

SNOW IS FORECAST TO END LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING AS 
THE COLD FRONT AND THE ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY 
FROM THE AREA. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT, BUT COLDER THAN 
NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH A GOOD PORTION 
OF THE WEEK.

$$

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-082200-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-
DELAWARE BEACHES DE-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC CITY
515 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2005

...WINTER IS COMING BACK...

OUR BRIEF RESPITE FROM WINTER WEATHER WILL END ABRUPTLY AS A VIGOROUS
COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST TUESDAY MORNING. RAIN
AND RAIN SHOWERS AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA DURING
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW WILL OCCUR 
QUICKLY AS COLD AIR RUSHES IN BEHIND THIS FRONT EARLY THIS 
AFTERNOON. A RUMBLE OF THUNDER IS ALSO POSSIBLE. BY THE TIME 
PRECIPITATION COMES TO AN END LATE THIS AFTERNOON, 1 OR 2 INCHES OF 
SNOW ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST.

WHEN THE SNOW FIRST STARTS TO FALL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, IT WILL BE 
SLOW TO ACCUMULATE COURTESY OF THE WARM GROUND FROM MONDAY/S 60 
DEGREE TEMPERATURES. FOR THE SAME REASON, SNOW WILL BE HARD PRESSED 
TO ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADWAYS. HOWEVER, WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING 
INTO THE LOW 30S ON NORTHWEST WINDS, THE ENVIRONMENT WILL COOL DOWN 
QUICKLY. BY MID AFTERNOON, A SLUSHY SNOW COVER IS EXPECTED TO 
DEVELOP. WITH THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES, 
WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DIP INTO THE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON, 
THEN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END LATE TODAY OR EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE COLD 
FRONT AND THE ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE 
AREA. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT, BUT COLDER THAN NORMAL 
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH A GOOD PORTION OF THE 
WEEK.


$$

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