[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Special Weather Statement 11:00:59.7141

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1100 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

NJZ007>010-012-013-PAZ060>062-101>105-032200-
WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-BERKS-
LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-
WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...READING...ALLENTOWN...
BETHLEHEM...EASTON...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...
KENNETT SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...
LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE
1100 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

..AN ELEVATED RISK FOR THE SPREAD OF FIRES TODAY...

VERY STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO AN ELEVATED RISK
FOR THE SPREAD OF FIRES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NEW JERSEY AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA THAT DID NOT RECEIVE A
SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL SINCE YESTERDAY.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20-30 MPH ARE GUSTING 45 TO 60 MPH THIS
MORNING. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON, BUT IT
WILL STILL BE BREEZY WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH.
MEANWHILE, THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON TO 30 PERCENT OR LESS.

WHILE THE RAIN THAT FELL ACROSS THE AREA YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT
HELPED TO ALLEVIATE THE FIRE WEATHER RISK TODAY, PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS WERE LESS THAN TWO- TENTHS INCH IN SOME LOCATIONS. THE
FUELS IN THESE DRIER AREAS WOULD BE MARGINALLY SUPPORTIVE OF AN
ENHANCED FIRE THREAT.

$$

NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-106-032200-
MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRENTON...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...
CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...
MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
1100 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016


...ELEVATED RISK FOR THE SPREAD OF FIRED AND LOW WATER LEVELS ON
THE TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER TODAY...

VERY STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO AN ELEVATED RISK
FOR THE SPREAD OF FIRES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NEW JERSEY AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA THAT DID NOT RECEIVE A
SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL SINCE YESTERDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 20-30 MPH ARE GUSTING 45 TO 60 MPH THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON, BUT IT WILL STILL BE BREEZY
WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH. MEANWHILE, THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON TO 30 PERCENT
OR LESS.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN LOW WATER LEVELS ON THE
TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER TODAY. THE LOW WATER LEVELS MAY CAUSE
NAVIGATION PROBLEMS AROUND THE TIME OF LOW TIDE THIS AFTERNOON ON
THE TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER AND ON SOME OF ITS TIDAL TRIBUTARIES.
WATER LEVELS MAY DROP AROUND 2.5 TO 3.0 FEET BELOW MEAN LOWER LOW
WATER AT SOME LOCATIONS. THE WEST NORTHWEST WIND IS FORECAST TO
SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AND WATER LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN RETURNING TO
NORMAL.

LOW TIDE OCCURS AT REEDY POINT, DELAWARE AT 312 PM. LOW TIDE AT
PHILADELPHIA OCCURS AT 551 PM. LOW TIDE AT TRENTON OCCURS AT 732
PM.

$$
KLEIN/IOVINO


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