[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Warning : PHI@ 12/12/2008 3:27:50 PM

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WGUS41 KPHI 122027
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
327 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

  
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE 
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...
  
  RARITAN RIVER AT BOUND BROOK AFFECTING MIDDLESEX AND SOMERSET
COUNTIES

...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST FOR THE RANCOCAS CREEK...

NJC035-122057-
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/RRTN4.1.ER.081212T1356Z.081212T1401Z.081212T1726Z.NO/
327 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

* AT  3:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.2 FEET. 
* NO FLOODING IS CURRENTLY FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 

$$

NJC023-035-130227-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0056.000000T0000Z-081213T0900Z/
/MNVN4.1.ER.081212T1523Z.081212T2200Z.081213T0300Z.NO/
327 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE RARITAN RIVER AT MANVILLE.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  2:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.3 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.4 FEET BY LATE 
  THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...DUKES PARKWAY BEGINS TO FLOOD IN MANVILLE

$$

NJC023-035-130227-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-081213T0900Z/
/BDKN4.2.ER.081212T1505Z.081212T2300Z.081213T0300Z.NO/
327 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE RARITAN RIVER AT BOUND BROOK.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  3:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 29.9 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 28.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 30.0 FEET BY THIS 
  EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 30.5 FEET...MAIN STREET IN THE TOWN OF
  BOUND BROOK BEGINS TO FLOOD

$$

NJC005-130227-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0052.081214T1800Z-000000T0000Z/
/PEBN4.1.ER.081214T1800Z.081214T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
327 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE NORTH BRANCH RANCOCAS CREEK AT PEMBERTON.
* FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT  3:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 2.2 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 2.5 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO BETWEEN 2.4 AND 2.5
  FEET EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 2.5 FEET...SOME MINOR FLOODING BEGINS IN EASTAMPTON

$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

RARITAN RIVER
  MANVILLE         14.0   15.30  FRI 2 PM    15.4  FRI 5 PM 
  BOUND BROOK      28.0   29.93  FRI 3 PM    30.0  FRI 6 PM 
  RARITAN          10.0    8.21  FRI 3 PM     CRESTED 

RANCOCAS CREEK
  PEMBERTON        2.5    2.25  FRI 3 PM     2.5  SUN 1 PM 

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