[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 10/24/2005 3:41:25 PM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
340 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

DEZ001-002-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012-015>019-
PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-251100-
NEW CASTLE-KENT-CECIL-QUEEN ANNE'S-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-
MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-
CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-
NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...ELKTON...
CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...NEWTON...
WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...
CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA
340 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

...GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

OUR REGION WILL BE IMPACTED BY A COASTAL STORM TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY, WITH HURRICANE WILMA BEING ADDED INTO THE MIX. A STORM
SYSTEM FROM THE WEST WILL MOVE CLOSER TO OUR REGION TONIGHT, WHILE
HURRICANE WILMA MOVES NORTHEASTWARD, ACCELERATING AND PARALLELING 
THE EAST COAST WELL OFFSHORE THROUGH TUESDAY. THEREFORE, THE
GRADIENT THAT WILL BE DEVELOPING OVER OUR REGION DURING TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY WILL STRENGTHEN.

SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO INCREASE TONIGHT TO 20 TO 
30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE RIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. HOWEVER, IF A SECONDARY LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS CLOSER TO THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON
TUESDAY, THE WINDS MAY ACTUALLY DIMINISH SOME.

THE GUSTY WINDS, COUPLED WITH THE WET GROUND AND TREES THAT HAVE A 
LOT OF LEAVES STILL ON THEM, MAY CAUSE SOME TREE LIMBS AND EVEN 
WHOLE TREES TO BE KNOCKED OVER. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES 
LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS OR, IF POSSIBLE, BRING THEM INDOORS SO 
THEY ARE NOT POTENTIALLY BLOWN AROUND BY THE GUSTY WINDS. TRY TO 
AVOID PARKING YOUR VEHICLE UNDER OR VERY CLOSE TO TREES IN CASE A
TREE IS TOPPLED OVER. USE CAUTION IF YOU NEED TO BE OUTSIDE,
ESPECIALLY LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY, AS THE WINDS WILL BE GUSTY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS, OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA 
OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

$$

GORSE

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