[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 3/3/2008 2:17:46 PM

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WGUS61 KPHI 031917
FFAPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
217 PM EST MON MAR 3 2008

...FLOODING RAINS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...


NJZ001-007>010-PAZ054-055-060>062-041100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.A.0004.080305T0200Z-080305T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-
LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...
ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
217 PM EST MON MAR 3 2008

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND 
  PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN NEW 
  JERSEY...HUNTERDON...MORRIS...SOMERSET...SUSSEX AND WARREN. IN 
  PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...CARBON...LEHIGH...MONROE AND 
  NORTHAMPTON.

* FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

* A COLD FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA
  LATE IN THE DAY TUESDAY. MEANWHILE, A STRENGTHENING AREA OF LOW
  PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THIS FRONT TUESDAY
  NIGHT. WARM AND MOIST AIR WILL BE MOVING IN AHEAD OF THIS
  SYSTEM, WHICH WILL HELP LEAD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAIN
  LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE AREA HAS
  SEEN AN ABOVE NORMAL AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE LAST
  MONTHS TIME PERIOD, SO THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED. THERE IS
  ALSO SOME SNOW IN THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA AND FARTHER
  NORTHWARD. THIS HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES WILL
  MELT THE SNOW, WHICH COULD EXACERBATE THE FLOOD POTENTIAL.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED... ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT
TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG STREAMS
AND CREEKS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS
REQUIREMENTS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING
IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.
 
ONE WAY TO KEEP ABREAST OF EXISTING AND FORECASTED WATER
CONDITIONS ON WATERWAYS THROUGHOUT THE REGION IS TO MONITOR THE
ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ AVAILABLE ON OUR
HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI. JUST CLICK THE AHPS ICON ON THE
LEFT HAND MENU.

$$

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ012-015-PAZ067>071-041100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.A.0004.080305T0200Z-080305T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEW BRUNSWICK...
TRENTON...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA
217 PM EST MON MAR 3 2008

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST 
  MARYLAND...NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING 
  THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN 
  NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CECIL. IN NEW JERSEY...MERCER AND 
  MIDDLESEX. IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...BUCKS...CHESTER...
  DELAWARE...MONTGOMERY AND PHILADELPHIA.

* FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

* A COLD FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA
  LATE IN THE DAY TUESDAY. MEANWHILE, A STRENGTHENING AREA OF LOW
  PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THIS FRONT TUESDAY
  NIGHT. WARM AND MOIST AIR WILL BE MOVING IN AHEAD OF THIS
  SYSTEM, WHICH WILL HELP LEAD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAIN
  LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE IS ALSO
  THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FOR PORTIONS OF
  THE AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WHILE
  THE FLOOD POTENTIAL WOULD MORE LIKELY BE IN THE FORM OF URBAN
  AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING, THERE WILL DEFINITELY BE SIGNIFICANT
  WITHIN BANKS RISES ON THE MAIN STEM RIVERS.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED... ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT
TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG STREAMS
AND CREEKS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS
REQUIREMENTS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING
IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.
 
ONE WAY TO KEEP ABREAST OF EXISTING AND FORECASTED WATER
CONDITIONS ON WATERWAYS THROUGHOUT THE REGION IS TO MONITOR THE
ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ AVAILABLE ON OUR
HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI. JUST CLICK THE AHPS ICON ON THE
LEFT HAND MENU.

$$

ROBERTSON