[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 10/23/2005 6:09:48 PM

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WWUS81 KPHI 231926
SPSPHI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
314 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005

NJZ001-007-PAZ054-055-060>062-241030-
SUSSEX-WARREN-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
314 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005

...COMBINATION OF AN APPROACHING LOW FROM THE WEST, AND WILMA OR
REMNANTS, MOVING INTO THE ATLANTIC AND PARALLELING THE COASTS WILL 
BRING RAIN TO THE REGION...

AFTER A CHILLY CLEAR NIGHT TONIGHT, CLOUDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE 
REGION AND BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN BY MID DAY MONDAY, LASTING 
INTO TUESDAY. GENERAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM ONE TO ONE AND A HALF 
INCHES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE IT ENDS.

THE RIVERS AND STREAMS CAN TAKE THIS MUCH RAIN WITHOUT FLOODING, BUT 
THERE WILL BE SOME LOW LYING AREAS THAT FLOOD AS A RESULT OF THE 
FALLING LEAVES IN THE CATCHMENT BASINS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL COME
BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 6 PM MONDAY AND 6 AM TUESDAY.

FOR THOSE TRAVELING TO THE EAST AND SOUTH PLEASE CHECK THE WEATHER. 
A FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA
AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW JERSEY. 

PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR FUTURE FORECASTS AND ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OVER
THE NEXT TWO DAYS.  

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DEZ002>004-NJZ013-014-020>027-241030-
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH...
FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST
314 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005

...WILMA MAY BRING STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN TO THE NEW
JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...

HURRICANE WILMA IS MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND MILES AWAY, BUT AS SHE
CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE TO THE NORTHEAST, WILL BE LESS THAN 300 
MILES OFF THE DELAWARE COAST BY TUESDAY MORNING. LOW PRESSURE FROM
THE WEST, AND THE APPROACH OF WILMA OR ITS REMNANTS WILL SPREAD
RAIN ACROSS THE REGION BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES, WITH THE WINDS REACHING GALE FORCES ON THE
BARRIER ISLANDS BY MONDAY NIGHT.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AND WIND GUSTS
MAY REACH BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE ASTRONOMICAL
TIDES WILL BE LOW AS THE STORM APPROACHES SO WE ARE NOT ANTICIPATING
ANY TIDAL PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, WITH NORTHEAST WINDS ESPECIALLY ON
THE NORTHERN NEW JERSEY COAST, AND DELAWARE SIDE OF DELAWARE BAY,
THERE WILL BE CONSIDERABLE WAVE ACTION AND BEACH EROSION. THE
COMBINATION OF THE HEAVY RAIN AND INCOMING TIDE WILL CAUSE SOME
STREETS TO FLOOD PERHAPS A COUPLE OF FEET IN THE LOWEST AREAS.

GALE WARNINGS WILL BE IN EFFECT ALONG THE COAST AND THE LOWER
DELAWARE BAY FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR THOSE TRAVELING TO THE WEST AND NORTH PLEASE CHECK THE WEATHER. 
A FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN
NEW JERSEY, AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. 

STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. 

$$

MDZ008-012-015-019-020-241030-
CECIL-KENT-QUEEN ANNE'S-TALBOT-CAROLINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...
EASTON...DENTON
314 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005

...EFFECTS FROM WILMA WILL CAUSE RAIN AND SOME MINOR TIDAL
FLOODING LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...

HURRICANE WILMA IS MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND MILES AWAY, BUT AS SHE 
CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE TO THE NORTHEAST, WILL BE LESS THAN 300 
MILES OFF THE DELAWARE COAST BY TUESDAY MORNING. LOW PRESSURE FROM 
THE WEST, AND THE APPROACH OF WILMA OR ITS REMNANTS WILL SPREAD RAIN 
ACROSS THE EASTERN SHORE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES.

THE TIDE ON THE NORTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY MAY INCREASE BY AS MUCH AS 
TWO TO TWO AND A HALF FEET ABOVE NORMAL. AS THE WINDS TURN FROM THE 
NORTHEAST TO WEST AND NORTHWEST LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY, SOME 
MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON THE EASTERN SHORE. STORM TIDE 
HEIGHTS MAY REACH ABOUT FOUR FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. 

FOR THOSE TRAVELING INTO SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN 
DELAWARE PLEASE CHECK THE WEATHER. A FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT 
THERE MONDAY EVENING INTO EARLY TUESDAY. 

STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. 

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