[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 3/27/2005 2:20:26 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - MINOR TIDAL FLOODING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
146 PM EST SUN MAR 27 2005

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ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-
COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
MIDDLESEX NJ-OCEAN NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC CITY...
NEW BRUNSWICK AND PERTH AMBOY
146 PM EST SUN MAR 27 2005

...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING MAY BE POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY AND MONDAY 
EVENING MAINLY ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST...

A NOR'EASTER WILL AFFECT THE AREA BEGINNING TONIGHT, AND CONTINUE 
UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT. THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL PILE WATER UP ALONG 
THE OCEAN FRONT AND IN THE BACK BAYS MONDAY, POSSIBLY PERSISTING 
INTO MONDAY NIGHT.

THE LATEST FORECAST CALL FOR THE STRONGEST ONSHORE WINDS LATER 
MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST, ESPECIALLY 
NORTH OF THE GREAT EGG HARBOR. IF THESE WINDS ARE REALIZED, 
SOME MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH MONDAY EVENING'S HIGH 
TIDE ALONG THE NEW JERSEY OCEAN FRONT, THE ADJACENT BACK BAYS, AND 
RARITAN BAY. EVENING HIGH TIDE ALONG THE COAST AND RARITAN BAY 
GENERALLY WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 900 PM AND 1030 PM EST. HIGH TIDE 
OCCURS A FEW HOURS LATER IN BACK BAYS ADJACENT TO THE COAST. MINOR 
TIDAL FLOODING BEGINS WHEN THE TIDE REACHES ABOUT SIX AND ONE HALF 
FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.

AS THE EVENT NEARS, AREA RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO SHORE POINTS MAY 
NEED TO KEEP IN MIND THE NEED TO MOVE VEHICLES FROM LOCATIONS PRONE 
TO MINOR TIDAL FLOODING.


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