[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 12/8/2013 10:28:17 AM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1028 AM EST SUN DEC 8 2013

DEZ001-NJZ010-012-015>019-PAZ070-071-081900-
NEW CASTLE-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...
CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
1028 AM EST SUN DEC 8 2013

...A PERIOD OF SNOW AND SLEET TO AFFECT THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...

AN AREA OF MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY OVERSPREAD THE AREA THROUGH THE
REST OF THE DAY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. THE COLD AIR CURRENTLY IN
PLACE IS ANTICIPATED TO REMAIN FOR A WHILE RESULTING IN SNOW
DEVELOPING. HOWEVER AS SOME MILDER AIR ARRIVES ABOVE THE SURFACE,
THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET TOWARD EVENING,
STARTING FIRST FROM PHILADELPHIA ON SOUTH AND EAST AND THEN
SPREADING NORTHWARD. AS SOME MILDER AIR GRADUALLY WORKS ITS WAY
IN THIS EVENING, SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN
INLAND WITH TIME. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SOME FREEZING RAIN OCCURS
FOR A BRIEF TIME DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD. SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING SHOULD BE A COATING TO
AN INCH.

IF TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING, BE PREPARED FOR
DEVELOPING SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED SURFACES AND CHANGING
VISIBILITIES. REMEMBER, BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES TEND
TO BECOME SLIPPERY FIRST DURING WINTRY PRECIPITATION.

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NJZ013-014-020>027-081900-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-
CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...JACKSON...
MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...
ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST
1028 AM EST SUN DEC 8 2013

...A PERIOD OF SNOW AND SLEET CHANGING TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THE EVENING...

AN AREA OF MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY OVERSPREAD THE AREA THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. THE COLD AIR IN PLACE IS ANTICIPATED TO GIVE WAY TO
GRADUAL WARMING, STARTING AT THE COAST FIRST. THIS WILL RESULT IN
SOME SNOW, SLEET AND RAIN CHANGING OVER TO ALL RAIN. SNOW AND
SLEET ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LIMITED.

IF TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING BE PREPARED
FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME SLIPPERY SPOTS ON UNTREATED SURFACES,
AND ALSO REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

$$

DEZ002>004-081900-
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH
1028 AM EST SUN DEC 8 2013

...SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY OVERSPREAD THE AREA
LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON...

AN AREA OF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM
SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE COLD AIR IN PLACE IS
ANTICIPATED TO GIVE WAY TO GRADUAL WARMING, STARTING ACROSS THE
SOUTH FIRST. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF SNOW MIXING WITH
SLEET THEN CHANGING OVER TO RAIN. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS
SHOULD BE LIMITED.

IF TRAVELING AROUND THE REGION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON, BE
PREPARED FOR SOME SLIPPERY SPOTS ON UNTREATED SURFACES AND ALSO
REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

$$

GORSE/MEOLA