[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 9/16/2005 4:51:30 AM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
451 AM EDT FRI SEP 16 2005

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ012>027-PAZ070-071-162100-
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
451 AM EDT FRI SEP 16 2005

...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING AND ENHANCED RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED UNTIL 
SATURDAY MORNING...

THE OFFICIAL TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER FORECAST CONTINUES TO KEEP 
OPHELIA WELL OFF THE DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY COASTLINE TONIGHT INTO 
SATURDAY, WITH ITS CLOSEST APPROACH AROUND 150 MILES TO THE EAST. AT 
THIS DISTANCE, THE GREATEST THREAT FROM THE STORM WOULD BE CONFINED 
RIGHT ALONG THE DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY COAST. THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS 
WOULD BE IN THE FORM OF ENHANCED RIP CURRENTS, ROUGH SURF, AND MINOR 
BEACH EROSION.

MINOR TIDAL FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING HIGH TIDES ALONG 
THE OCEAN FRONT AND THE BACK BAYS, ON THE DELAWARE AND CHESAPEAKE 
BAYS, AS WELL AS POSSIBLY ON RARITAN BAY AND THE DELAWARE RIVER UP 
TO PHILADELPHIA. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING WAS ALREADY OBSERVED ALONG THE 
CAPE MAY OCEAN FRONT ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

ENHANCED RIP CURRENTS ASSOCIATED WITH OPHELIA COULD LAST INTO 
SATURDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH THE 
NEAR-SHORE COASTAL WATERS AT THIS TIME.

ALTHOUGH OPHELIA'S TRACK IS OUT TO SEA, A TROPICAL AIRMASS WILL 
CONTINUE TO COVER THE REGION INTO SATURDAY. A STATIONARY FRONT WILL 
REMAIN OVER THE POCONOS TODAY AND TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING SOUTH AND 
EAST AGAIN TOMORROW. UNTIL THE COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION AND 
DELIVERS SOME DRIER AIR, ANY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM THAT DOES 
DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN IN A 
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD APPROACH FOUR INCHES IN 
SPOTS TODAY. WHILE THESE AMOUNTS WILL BE QUITE ISOLATED, WHERE THEY 
DO OCCUR, POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING WILL BE LIKELY.  

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

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KRUZDLO 

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