[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 2/16/2006 2:40:00 PM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
239 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-
055-060>062-067>071-162145-
NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNE'S-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-
SOMERSET-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-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-
NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...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...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA
239 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006

...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING 
WITH LOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS AND SHOWERS...
...MUCH COLDER WEATHER WILL FOLLOW FOR THE WEEKEND...

DELIGHTFUL SPRING-LIKE WEATHER IS TEASING THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON, 
BUT THE CALENDAR STILL SAYS FEBRUARY AND MID-WINTER TEMPERATURES 
WILL RETURN DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS 
AFTERNOON INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TONIGHT, AND INTO THE SAINT 
LAWRENCE VALLEY FRIDAY. THE ATTACHED COLD FRONT WILL BLAST THROUGH 
THE REGION FRIDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH ONLY A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF 
RAIN OR LESS WILL OCCUR WITH THIS FRONT, THE BIGGER STORY COULD BE 
LOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS JUST AHEAD OF AND ALONG THE FRONT. 
LOCALIZED AREAS, ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND EXPOSED 
LOCATIONS, COULD EXPERIENCE WIND GUSTS NEAR 40 MILES AN HOUR FRIDAY 
MORNING. THERE COULD EVEN BE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM AS THE FRONT 
MOVES BY.

IN ADDITION, STRONG WESTERLY THEN NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THIS 
COLD FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER AIR TO THE REGION FRIDAY AFTERNOON 
AND ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WIND GUSTS FRIDAY AFTERNOON COULD
REACH TO 35 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR.

PREPARE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND WIND 
GUSTS FRIDAY BY SECURING ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS, OR BY BRINGING 
THEM INSIDE. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO STRONG GUSTS FRIDAY, AND 
USE CARE ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVERSING BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

ALSO, BE PREPARED FOR A RETURN TO WINTER TEMPERATURES. DRESS FOR THE 
COLD WEATHER THIS WEEKEND, AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 20S AND 
30S FOR HIGHS, AND IN THE TEENS AND EVEN SINGLE DIGITS FOR LOWS. 
SUNDAY APPEARS AS IF IT WILL BE THE COLDER DAY OF THE WEEKEND.

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

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