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WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
317 PM EST WED MAR 1 2006

NJZ014-020-026-027-012130-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WS.A.0004.060302T0500Z-060303T0300Z/
EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDY HOOK...JACKSON...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST
317 PM EST WED MAR 1 2006

...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WATCH. ALTHOUGH PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS A PERIOD
OF SLEET OVER THE AREA, MAINLY RAIN IS FORECAST.

$$

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-062-020300-
/O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0004.060302T0500Z-060303T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0005.060302T1000Z-060303T0000Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
317 PM EST WED MAR 1 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE FORECAST FOR THE 
SOUTHERN POCONOS AND THE UPPER LEHIGH VALLEY IN PENNSYLVANIA AND FOR 
NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY, WITH PRECIPITATION BEGINNING BY THE 
THURSDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR AND TAPERING OFF BY EVENING. THE SNOW
AND SLEET WILL MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS. PEOPLE WHO NEED TO DRIVE ON
THURSDAY ARE ENCOURAGED TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR THEIR COMMUTES.
THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION WOULD BE TO AVOID DRIVING.

LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IS 
FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY OVERNIGHT AND THEN MOVE OFF 
THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC COAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL 
BRING THE WINTER WEATHER TO OUR REGION. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS, THE VOICE OF THE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER UPDATES 
ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET
ARE EXPECTED, MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. 

$$

NJZ009-010-012-015-PAZ060-061-067>069-020300-
/O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0004.060302T0500Z-060303T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0005.060302T1000Z-060303T0000Z/
HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-BERKS-LEHIGH-CHESTER-
MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...READING...ALLENTOWN...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN
317 PM EST WED MAR 1 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

FOR NORTH CENTRAL NEW JERSEY, THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET 
WITH AN ADDITIONAL QUARTER INCH OF ICE ARE FORECAST. FOR THE LOWER 
LEHIGH VALLEY AND BERKS COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA, TWO TO FOUR INCHES 
OF SNOW AND SLEET WITH AN ADDITIONAL QUARTER INCH OF ICE ARE 
FORECAST. FOR THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN SUBURBS OF PHILADELPHIA IN 
PENNSYLVANIA, ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET WITH AN ADDITIONAL 
QUARTER INCH OF ICE ARE FORECAST. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN 
BY THE THURSDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR AS SNOW, MIX WITH SLEET DURING
THE MORNING, AND THEN CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN. THE FREEZING RAIN
IS WHAT WILL CAUSE THE QUARTER INCH OF ICE ON TOP OF THE SNOW AND
SLEET, AND IT WILL GREATLY EXACERBATE THE DANGER TO TRAVELERS.
FREEZING RAIN MAY CHANGE TO RAIN OVER THE IMMEDIATE NORTHERN AND
WESTERN SUBURBS OF PHILADELPHIA DURING THE AFTERNOON. ALL
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY EVENING.

PEOPLE WHO NEED TO DRIVE ON THURSDAY ARE ENCOURAGED TO ALLOW
EXTRA TIME FOR THEIR COMMUTES. THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION WOULD
BE TO AVOID DRIVING.

LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IS 
FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY OVERNIGHT AND THEN MOVE OFF THE 
NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC COAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL 
BRING THE WINTER WEATHER TO OUR REGION. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS, THE VOICE OF THE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER UPDATES 
ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW, SLEET AND
ICE ARE EXPECTED, MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS. 

$$

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ013-016>019-PAZ070-071-020300-
/O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0004.060302T0500Z-060303T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0007.060302T1000Z-060302T1700Z/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-WESTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...FREEHOLD...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA
317 PM EST WED MAR 1 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 12 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 12 PM EST
THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

FOR THE INTERSTATE 295 AND INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDORS OF EAST CENTRAL 
AND SOUTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY, THE IMMEDIATE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA, 
NORTHERN DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND, ANYWHERE FROM A COATING 
TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET WITH AN ADDITIONAL LIGHT COATING OF 
ICE ARE FORECAST. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY THE THURSDAY 
MORNING RUSH HOUR AS SNOW AND SLEET, CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN DURING 
THE MORNING, AND THEN CHANGE TO RAIN BY NOON. PRIOR TO THE 
CHANGEOVER, THE COMBINATION OF SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL 
MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. PEOPLE WHO NEED TO DRIVE ON THURSDAY SHOULD 
ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR THEIR COMMUTES. 

LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IS 
FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY OVERNIGHT AND THEN MOVE OFF 
THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC COAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL 
BRING THE WINTER WEATHER TO OUR REGION. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS, THE VOICE OF THE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER UPDATES 
ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW, SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI

GORSE/MPD



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