[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 1/18/2006 4:17:16 AM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
416 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006

DEZ002>004-NJZ013-014-020>027-181715-
KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH...
FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST
416 AM EST WED JAN 18 2006

...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING...
...THEN BLOW OUT TIDES POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE NEW JERSEY 
AND DELAWARE COASTS AND LIKELY TONIGHT ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT AND 
DELAWARE BAY...

STORM FORCE SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH PRECEDING A COLD FRONT 
THIS MORNING WILL LIKELY PRODUCE MINOR TIDAL FLOODING AT THE TIME OF 
HIGH TIDE LATE THIS MORNING ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT. WAVE ACTION AND 
THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN COULD EXACERBATE THE FLOODING. THE 
TIMES OF HIGH TIDE FOR MOST AREAS WILL BE BETWEEN 10 AM AND NOON 
THIS MORNING. THE STORM FORCE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL LIKELY PRODUCE 
MINOR TIDAL FLOODING ALSO IN NORTHERN PARTS OF REHOBOTH AND BARNEGAT 
BAYS.

DO NOT PARK YOUR VEHICLE IN AREAS PRONE TO MINOR TIDAL FLOODING. 
ALSO DO NOT TAKE ROADS THAT ARE PRONE TO MINOR TIDAL FLOODING.

A COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH THE REGION WILL CHANGE SOUTHERLY WINDS 
TO THE WEST BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE 
IN SPEED TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH MOST OF THE 
AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS COULD PRODUCE BLOWOUT TIDES 
AT THE TIMES OF LOW TIDE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND 
DELAWARE COASTS. THE TIME OF LOW TIDE ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT OCCURS 
BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM TODAY.

BLOWOUT TIDES ARE MORE LIKELY EARLY THIS EVENING IN DELAWARE BAY AS 
THE LOW TIDE WORKS ITS WAY UP THE BAY. WHILE THE NEAR SHORE WINDS 
WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT, THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL STILL BE STRONG. THIS 
IN ALL LIKELIHOOD WILL HELP PRODUCE BLOWOUT TIDES AGAIN LATE TONIGHT.

BLOWOUT TIDES OCCUR WHEN TIDAL LEVELS DROP UNDER 1.8 FT BELOW MEAN 
LOWER LOW WATER.  

BLOWOUT TIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED IN CHESAPEAKE BAY AS THE WINDS WILL 
BE BLOWING TOWARD THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE OR ALONG THE DELAWARE 
RIVER AS IT WILL BE HIGH TIDE AROUND THE TIME OF THE STRONGEST WEST 
WINDS. 
 
TIDES ALONG DELAWARE BAY AND THE OCEAN FRONT WILL GRADUALLY RETURN 
TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS BY THE TIME OF THE NEXT LOW TIDE LATE THURSDAY 
AFTERNOON.

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TFG


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