[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 2/17/2006 3:26:32 PM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
325 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

DEZ001>004-NJZ013-014-016>027-PAZ070-071-181100-
NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-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...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...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
325 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...LOW WATER LEVELS EXPECTED AFTER TODAY'S COLD FRONT COULD RESULT 
IN BLOWOUT TIDES DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...
...FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...

WINDY AND MUCH COLDER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND THIS 
WEEKEND.  

THE STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND TODAY'S COLD FRONT WILL 
PERSIST TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THIS COULD PRODUCE BLOW-OUT TIDE 
CONDITIONS AROUND THE TIMES OF LOW TIDE. 

THOSE WITH NAVIGATIONAL INTERESTS ARE ADVISED TO CONSIDER THIS
WHEN TRAVERSING AREA WATERS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS,
ESPECIALLY THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY AND THE TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER
UP TO PHILADELPHIA. ALSO, USE CAUTION WHEN TYING BOATS UP TO
ALLOW FOR UNUSUALLY LOW WATER CONDITIONS, AND CHECK ON BOATS
ALREADY TIED UP TO INSURE SUFFICIENT SLACK IN LINES.

THE TIDAL PERIODS OF GREATEST CONCERN ALONG THE TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER 
WILL BE THE LOW TIDE LATE THIS EVENING BETWEEN 11:00 PM AND 
MIDNIGHT, AND AROUND NOON ON SATURDAY. ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT, THE 
TIMES OF CONCERN ARE THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN 3:00 AND 4:00 PM, AND 
AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AROUND THE SAME TIMES.

THE TIDE COULD REACH AS LOW AS TWO FEET BELOW MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.

IN ADDITION, VERY COLD AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE IT EASY FOR 
PERSONS STUCK AT LOW TIDE TO SUFFER HYPOTHERMIA, IF THEY ARE NOT 
SHELTERED OR DRESSED PROPERLY.

AND, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES 
WILL LEAD TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF FREEZING SPRAY SATURDAY NIGHT AND 
INTO SUNDAY MORNING, PRIMARILY OVER THE OCEAN WATERS.  

MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OFTEN FOR THE MOST CURRENT 
WEATHER INFORMATION.

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