[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 3/23/2009 4:33:44 AM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
433 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2009

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-240000-
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-
SOMERSET-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...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
433 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2009

...ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY...

A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE PUSHING DOWN FROM THE NORTH WILL BRING
VERY DRY AIR AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE REGION TODAY. THESE CONDITIONS
WILL BRING AN INCREASING THREAT FOR RAPIDLY SPREADING WILDFIRES
LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS. 

A NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH IS EXPECTED TODAY, WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE
FORECAST TO DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON. WITH
THE RECENT DRY CONDITIONS, THERE IS A HEIGHTENED CONCERN FOR
WILDFIRES TODAY.

THE FORECAST WIND SPEEDS FOR TODAY FALL JUST BELOW THE RED FLAG 
WARNING CRITERIA FOR NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND MARYLAND.  AS A 
RESULT, NO WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.  HOWEVER, THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE SITUATION.

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RPW


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