[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 05/06/2005 20:57:33

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
839 PM EDT FRI MAY 6 2005

NJZ012>014-020-026-027-071000-
COASTAL OCEAN NJ-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-OCEAN NJ-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW BRUNSWICK AND PERTH AMBOY
839 PM EDT FRI MAY 6 2005

...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES FROM 
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY EVENING...
 
A SPRING COASTAL STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND INTO 
SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE OFF OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST WILL
INTENSIFY AND MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH SATURDAY, PARALLELING THE
DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY COASTS. 

GALE FORCE WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE NEW JERSEY SHORE AND ARE 
FORECAST TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. FARTHER INLAND, WINDS WILL GUST 
35 TO 40 MPH ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE SHORE. 

THE PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW, COMBINED WITH THE HIGHER THAN NORMAL 
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AT THE NEW MOON, MAY CAUSE SOME MINOR TIDAL 
FLOODING AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE EARLY SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY 
EVENING. HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 630 AM AND 930 AM SATURDAY 
MORNING AND 7 PM AND 10 PM SATURDAY EVENING. 

MORE WIDESPREAD MINOR AND POSSIBLY MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING SHOULD 
OCCUR FARTHER SOUTH IN THE STATE.
 
SOME FLOOD PRONE ROADS MIGHT BE CLOSED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. 
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO SHORE COMMUNITIES SHOULD MOVE THEIR CARS 
AWAY FROM AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING AT THE TIMES OF 
HIGH TIDE.  

PLEASE LISTEN FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.  

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DEZ001-002-NJZ016>019-021-PAZ070-071-071000-
CAMDEN NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-KENT DE-
NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMDEN...DOVER...NEWARK...PHILADELPHIA...
VINELAND AND WILMINGTON
839 PM EDT FRI MAY 6 2005

...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES TONIGHT 
INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...
 
THE REGION WILL BE ON THE NORTHWEST FRINGE OF A SPRING COASTAL STORM 
FROM TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE OFF OF THE NORTH CAROLINA 
COAST WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH SATURDAY, 
PARALLELING THE DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY COASTS. 

THE PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW INTO DELAWARE BAY, COMBINED WITH THE 
HIGHER THAN NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AT THE NEW MOON, MIGHT CAUSE 
SOME MINOR TIDAL FLOODING AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT INTO 
SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE UPPER DELAWARE BAY AND TIDAL SECTIONS OF THE 
DELAWARE RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. MORE WIDESPREAD MINOR AND 
POSSIBLY MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING COULD OCCUR ACROSS LOWER DELAWARE 
BAY AND ADJACENT PARTS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST.
 
SOME FLOOD PRONE ROADS MIGHT BE CLOSED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE, 
INCLUDING THE ADMIRAL WILSON BOULEVARD IN CAMDEN COUNTY. PERSONS ARE 
ADVISED NOT TO TAKE ROADS THAT ARE PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING DURING 
THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.  

THE HIGH TIDE TONIGHT WILL OCCUR WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS OF 
MIDNIGHT. THE HIGH TIDE ON SATURDAY WILL MAINLY OCCUR DURING THE 
EARLY AFTERNOON AND THE SUBSEQUENT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR DURING THE 
PRE DAWN HOURS ON SUNDAY MORNING. 

PLEASE LISTEN FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.  

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AMC

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