[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 9/13/2005 3:43:12 PM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
342 PM EDT TUE SEP 13 2005

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ012>027-PAZ070-071-141000-
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-QUEEN ANNE'S-
TALBOT-CAROLINE-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-
MERCER-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...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...
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
342 PM EDT TUE SEP 13 2005


...ANY IMPACTS FROM OPHELIA MAINLY CONFINED TO COASTAL AREAS LATER 
THIS WEEK...

THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK FOR TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA CONTINUES TO 
REMAIN WELL OFF THE DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY COASTS WITH ITS CLOSEST 
PASS ABOUT 200 MILES EAST OF THE DELAWARE COAST ON FRIDAY. AT THIS 
DISTANCE, THE GREATEST THREAT FROM THE STORM WOULD BE CONFINED TO 
THE DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY COASTS. THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS, WHICH 
WOULD OCCUR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, WOULD BE IN THE FORM OF, ROUGH 
SEAS, ENHANCED RIP CURRENTS, SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION AND 
POSSIBLY SOME MINOR TIDAL FLOODING DURING THE EVENING HIGH TIDES.
WITH OPHELIA'S TRACK FARTHER OFFSHORE, TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR 
GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH AS FAR WEST AS THE COASTAL WATERS AT 
THIS TIME. 

A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO APPROACH OUR AREA THURSDAY NIGHT.
ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME HOW MUCH MOISTURE ASSOCIATED
WITH OPHELIA WILL INTERACT WITH THIS COLD FRONT, THE POTENTIAL
EXISTS FOR LOCALIZED AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN TO FORM, ESPECIALLY DURING 
DAYTIME HEATING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY.

WITH SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTING REGARDING TROPICAL STORM 
OPHELIA'S TRACK, PEOPLE ALONG THE COAST SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR 
ADDITIONAL FORECASTS. WERE THE STORM TO MOVE FURTHER WEST THAN THE 
PRESENT FORECAST INDICATES, IT WOULD POSE A GREATER THREAT TO OUR 
AREA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS, OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA 
OUTLETS, FOR UPDATES CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENTS OF OPHELIA.



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