[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 2/29/2008 3:45:55 PM

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WWUS81 KPHI 292045
SPSPHI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
345 PM EST FRI FEB 29 2008

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ012-013-015>020-027-PAZ067-070-071-010400-
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEW BRUNSWICK...
FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...
CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...WEST CHESTER...MEDIA
345 PM EST FRI FEB 29 2008

...SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED TONIGHT...

A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK TO OUR NORTH LATE 
TONIGHT. A PERIOD OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD OUR AREA FROM 
WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT 
HOURS. THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM A COATING TO AN
INCH OR TWO BEFORE MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO PLAIN RAIN, WITH
THE GREATER ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRING FOR AREAS FARTHER INLAND FROM
THE COAST.

THE ARRIVAL TIME OF THE SNOW THIS EVENING SHOULD BE BETWEEN 6 PM
AND 8 PM. A RELATIVELY QUICK BURST OF SNOW DURING THE FIRST HALF
OF TONIGHT, ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING, CAN
CAUSE AREAS OF SLIPPERY TRAVEL TONIGHT AND WILL GREATLY REDUCE THE
VISIBILITY AT TIMES. HOWEVER, THE TEMPERATURES SHOULD GRADUALLY
RISE LATER TONIGHT. WHEN THE SNOW MIXES WITH AND CHANGES TO RAIN,
SLUSHY CONDITIONS WILL BE ENHANCED ON ROADWAYS THAT HAD AN
ACCUMULATION OF SNOW. AS A RESULT, USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING
AS UNTREATED ROADS CAN BECOME SLIPPERY FOR A TIME. WATCH
ESPECIALLY THE BRIDGES, OVERPASSES AND OTHER ELEVATED STRUCTURES
AS THEY TEND TO BECOME SLIPPERY FIRST.

A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION EARLY SATURDAY MORNING,
ENDING ANY LINGERING PRECIPITATION.

$$

GORSE/AMC