[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 12/16/2008 5:49:13 AM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
548 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2008

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ012>027-PAZ070-071-161800-
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-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-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...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...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
548 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2008

...RAIN MOVING OUT...COLD AIR SETTLING IN...MIXED PRECIPITATION
ON THE WAY...

A COLD FRONT MOVED OFFSHORE THIS MORNING AND THE TEMPERATURES
BEHIND IT HAVE BEEN SLOWLY FALLING ESPECIALLY TO THE WEST AND
NORTH...AND WILL BRIEFLY CHANGE THE RAIN OVER TO A MIX OF RAIN
AND SNOW LATER TODAY.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA WEST AND
NORTH OF THE DELAWARE VALLEY...INCLUDING NORTH OF MERCER COUNTY
NEW JERSEY. THESE ADVISORIES WERE POSTED FOR A COMBINATION OF
SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. THE TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO
FALL TODAY AND THE PRECIPITATION END BUT THEN BEGIN AGAIN LATER
TODAY. THOSE AREAS TO THE WEST AND NORTH WILL HAVE SNOW...FREEZING
RAIN AND SLEET WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW TOPPED BY THE FREEZING
RAIN OR SLEET. 

ELSEWHERE RAIN WILL FALL AND MIX WITH SOME SNOW BUT COULD POSSIBLY
MIX WITH SLEET LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WINTER STORM WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE
NORTHERN AREAS...WHILE ADVISORIES MAY BE POSTED FARTHER SOUTH. 

IN ANY EVENT PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND
UPDATED FORECASTS. AND...PLEASE DRIVE CAREFULLY TODAY IF YOUR TRIP
INCLUDES WEST AND NORTH OF THE DELAWARE VALLEY. 

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