[W2CRA] FYI: Winter Weather Message (ARES members)

[Glenn B]

FOR ARES MEMBERS:

FYI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1144 AM EST MON JAN 5 2009

...A WINTER STORM COULD BRING SNOW FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TO THE
REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...

SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-
1144 AM EST MON JAN 5 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

COLDER AIR WILL RETURN TO THE REGION TONIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL THEN DEVELOP OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY ON TUESDAY AND
HEAD NORTH TO THE GREAT LAKES REGION ON WEDNESDAY. THIS LOW IS
EXPECTED TO PULL A WARM FRONT AND A DEVELOPING SECONDARY LOW NORTH
ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

INITIALLY PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW...OR A MIXTURE OF
SNOW AND SLEET...TUESDAY EVENING. ANYWHERE FROM AN INCH OR TWO OF
SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE JUST TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF
PHILADELPHIA...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE POCONOS AND
NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY.

HOWEVER...THE GREATER THREAT IS FREEZING RAIN. AS WARMER AIR
MOVES IN ALOFT TUESDAY NIGHT...THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE
TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW 32
DEGREES. ICE COULD ACCUMULATE 1/4 TO ½ INCH AFTER THE
CHANGEOVER.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.