[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 11/23/2005 9:02:46 PM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
903 PM EST WED NOV 23 2005

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016>027-PAZ070-071-241200-
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-QUEEN ANNE'S-
TALBOT-CAROLINE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...
MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...MEDIA
903 PM EST WED NOV 23 2005

A PERIOD OF RAIN...SNOW...AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED INTO EARLY
FRIDAY...

A WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CROSSING THE 
GREAT LAKES REGION WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC 
REGION BY THANKSGIVING MORNING. PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS 
FRONT WILL OVER SPREAD THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING, THEN CONTINUE 
INTO THURSDAY MORNING. WHEN THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS TONIGHT, 
TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE COLD ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SNOW. HOWEVER, AS WARM 
AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION, SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND THEN CHANGE OVER 
TO RAIN BEFORE ENDING AROUND SUNRISE. UP TO 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE
FROM ABOUT PHILADELPHIA SOUTH TO THE CHESAPEAKE AND DELAWARE
CANAL. ANY SNOW THAT DOES ACCUMULATE WILL MELT AS TEMPERATURES
RISE ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK THANKSGIVING MORNING. LITTLE OR NO
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN EXTREME SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, AND ON
THE LOWER DELMARVA PENINSULA.

AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO NEW ENGLAND LATE THURSDAY,
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION, USHERING
IN MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. BY FRIDAY MORNING, TEMPERATURES IN
THE LOW 20S CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. WINDS WILL
ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE. WEST WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT COULD
INCREASE TO 40 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST WELL INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL BE IN THE TEENS BY LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT.

THE LIGHT SNOWFALL,THEN THE STRONG WINDS, COULD MAKE TRAVELING A
BIT MORE DIFFICULT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
ADDITIONALLY, ANY WET ROAD SURFACES OR PUDDLES WILL QUICKLY FREEZE
ON THURSDAY NIGHT...CREATING DANGEROUS ICE PATCHES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE 
CONCERNING THIS EVENT. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT, BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE SNOW, ICE AND GUSTY
WINDS. FOR A SAFE ARRIVAL, LEAVE EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

FOR WEATHER TRIVIA ENTHUSIASTS, THE LAST TIME SIGNIFICANT SNOW
FELL AT PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON THANKSGIVING DAY
OCCURRED BACK IN 1989, WHEN AROUND 3 INCHES WAS RECORDED.


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