[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 3/9/2005 9:31:50 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
838 AM EST WED MAR 9 2005

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ012>014-016>027-PAZ070-071-
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ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-CAMDEN NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-
CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-
CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-DELAWARE BEACHES DE-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
GLOUCESTER NJ-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-MIDDLESEX NJ-
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...ATLANTIC CITY...CAMDEN...DOVER...
NEW BRUNSWICK...NEWARK...PERTH AMBOY...PHILADELPHIA...
VINELAND AND WILMINGTON
838 AM EST WED MAR 9 2005

...BLOWOUT TIDES STILL LIKELY AT SOME LOCATIONS WITH THE NEXT LOW
TIDE...

LOW TIDES OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING REACHED AROUND 2 FEET BELOW MEAN
LOWER LOW WATER ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE OCEANFRONTS,
RARITAN BAY, DELAWARE BAY, THE UPPER PART OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND
THE TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER. THE LOWER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS POSE A
PROBLEM FOR NAVIGATION PURPOSES, ESPECIALLY WHEN MARINERS ARE EXITING
THE INLETS OR TRAVERSING THE BAYS.

THE STORM THAT PRODUCED THE STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LOW WATER LEVELS IS WELL NORTHEAST OF THE REGION,
BUT THE WINDS REMAIN FROM THE WEST AT AROUND 25 TO 35 KNOTS (NEARLY
30 TO 40 MPH) THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL ONLY GRADUALLY DIMINISH
DURING THE DAY, AND SO LOW TIDES THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING STILL MAY
COMBINE WITH THE WINDS TO GENERATE BLOWOUT TIDES. BLOWOUT TIDES OCCUR
WHEN THE WATER LEVEL DROPS TO OR BELOW 1.8 FEET BELOW MEAN LOWER LOW
WATER. 

LOW TIDES ALONG THE OCEANFRONTS AND RARITAN BAY GENERALLY WILL OCCUR
BETWEEN 100 PM AND 200 PM EST. LOW TIDES ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE OF
THE UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY GENERALLY WILL OCCUR FROM LATE THIS MORNING
INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. LOW TIDES ALONG DELAWARE BAY WILL OCCUR
FROM MID TO LATE AFTERNOON, AND LOW TIDES ALONG THE TIDAL DELAWARE
RIVER WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS EVENING. THE EARLIER THE LOW TIDE, THE
MORE LIKELY THAT THE WIND WILL STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN THE
LOW WATER LEVELS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, THE VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE, FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. 

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