Special Marine Warning 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
330 PM EST FEB 1 2002

SOME RECORD TEMPS WERE SET IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA
(ILG/GED/PHL/ACY) BUT TEMPS NEVER MADE IT OUT OF THE 40S IN NORTHERN
BUCKS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES.  STRONG COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED
SHOWERS MOVING THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA ATTM. DELMARVA SKIES WILL
CLEAR BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE VERY STRONG WITH THIS
FRONT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH BEING REPORTED IN SOME LOCATIONS
AROUND THE CWA AND POINTS FURTHER WEST.  WILL KEEP THE WIND ADVISORY
UP OVER THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...EXCEPT ALONG THE
COAST WHERE GALE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN RAISED.  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
SUBSIDE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BUT STILL BE IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH
RANGE ON SAT.  SKIES MOSTLY CLEAR ON SAT WITH SEASONABLE TEMPS AS
HIGH BUILDS OVER THE AREA BUT WITH THE WARM TEMPS OF LATE...EVEN
NORMAL TEMPS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WILL SEEM COLD.

CLIPPER SKIPS BY JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE CWA SAT EVENING BUT DON/T
EXPECT MUCH MORE THEN SOME CLOUDINESS. SUN STARTS OUT CLEAR BUT
SKIES CLOUD UP IN THE AFTN AS CWA LIES BETWEEN ONE SYSTEM TO THE
NORTH AND ANOTHER TO THE SOUTH. WILL MENTION SOME FLURRIES IN THE
NORTH SUN NIGHT AND MONDAY.

MAINLY DRY THROUGH THE REST OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD.

FCSTID = 24

MPO   21  32  15  34 /  10  10  10  10
ABE   25  37  18  37 /  10  10  10  10
RDG   25  37  18  37 /  10  10  10  10
PHL   31  41  25  42 /   0   0   0  10
12N   21  32  15  34 /  10  10  10  10
SMQ   25  37  18  38 /  10  10  10  10
TTN   25  37  18  38 /  10  10  10  10
MIV   32  40  22  42 /   0   0   0  10
ACY   33  40  26  42 /   0   0   0  10
ILG   30  38  22  41 /   0   0   0  10
DOV   32  41  24  42 /   0   0   0  10
GED   32  41  24  42 /   0   0   0  10
ESN   32  41  24  42 /   0   0   0  10

.PHI...
DE...WIND ADVY THROUGH THIS EVE (EXCEPT MARINE).
MD...WIND ADVY THROUGH THIS EVE.
NJ...WIND ADVY THROUGH THIS EVE ALL ZONES (EXCEPT MARINE).
PA...WIND ADVY THIS AFTN AND EVE ALL ZONES.
MARINE...GALE FOR CSTL WATERS AND DE BAY.

JJM