[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 1/17/2008 10:48:33 AM

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WWUS81 KPHI 171547
SPSPHI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1047 AM EST THU JAN 17 2008

NJZ009-010-PAZ067>069-171800-
HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN
1047 AM EST THU JAN 17 2008

...WINTRY WEATHER TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST... 
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST TODAY AND THEN UP ALONG THE EAST 
COAST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL BRING PRECIPITATION TO 
THE AREA BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.  

TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE COLD ENOUGH AT THE START FOR THE 
PRECIPITATION TO BEGIN AS ALL SNOW. HOWEVER, THERE MAY BE POCKETS OF 
SLEET MIXED IN AS WELL. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX IN LATE THIS EVENING 
WITH POSSIBLE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET BY 
FRIDAY MORNING, ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.  

THIS IS A FAST MOVING SYSTEM AND OVERALL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL 
BE IN THE ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH RANGE.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, PLEASE ALLOW EXTRA 
TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR 
SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS STORM IS LIKELY TO IMPACT THE RUSH 
HOUR COMMUTE THIS EVENING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL 
MEDIA SOURCE FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS STORM.

$$

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ012>020-027-PAZ070-071-171800-
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-
MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEW BRUNSWICK...
FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...MEDIA
1047 AM EST THU JAN 17 2008

...WINTRY WEATHER TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST... 
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST TODAY AND THEN UP ALONG THE EAST 
COAST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL BRING PRECIPITATION TO 
THE AREA BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.  

TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE COLD ENOUGH AT THE START FOR THE 
PRECIPITATION TO BEGIN AS ALL SNOW. HOWEVER, THERE MAY BE POCKETS OF 
SLEET MIXED IN AS WELL. A CHANGEOVER TO MOSTLY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO 
REACH PHILADELPHIA AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS SOUTH AND EAST BY THIS 
EVENING. HOWEVER, SOME AREAS MAY CONTINUE TO SEE SOME SLEET MIXED IN 
WITH THE RAIN. THERE COULD BE POSSIBLE ACCUMULATIONS OF A COATING TO 
AN INCH BY FRIDAY MORNING.

THIS IS A FAST MOVING SYSTEM AND OVERALL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL 
BE IN THE ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH RANGE.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, PLEASE ALLOW EXTRA 
TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR 
SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS STORM IS LIKELY TO IMPACT THE RUSH 
HOUR COMMUTE THIS EVENING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL 
MEDIA SOURCE FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS STORM. 

$$

MEOLA