Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Winter Storm Watches in 2007
Winter Storm Watch 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this winter storm watch at Feb 12, 2007, 4:40 AM EST for Sussex County, Warren County, New Jersey; 5 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Feb 13, 2007, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2007, 4:40 AM EST (09:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 13, 2007, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2007, 5:05 AM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Carbon County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 210 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1298 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 259 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS41 KPHI 120940 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 440 AM EST MON FEB 12 2007 NJZ001-007-PAZ054-055-060>062-122200- /O.NEW.KPHI.WS.A.0001.070213T2100Z-070215T0300Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...JIM THORPE... STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON 440 AM EST MON FEB 12 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS TODAY AND IT IS FORECAST TO TRACK TO THE EAST, REACHING THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY BY LATE TUESDAY. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN ON TUESDAY NIGHT AS ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. THE SECOND LOW IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST, PASSING TO THE EAST OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY ON WEDNESDAY. THE TWO SYSTEMS WILL BRING SNOW TO BERKS COUNTY, THE LEHIGH VALLEY, THE POCONOS AND NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY BEGINNING LATE ON TUESDAY AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET FOR A TIME FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXCEED SIX INCHES. AS A RESULT, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH THAT IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. IF YOU LIVE IN THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE WINTER STORM WATCH, PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO UPDATED WEATHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS OVER THE COMING DAYS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. AS THE STORM MOVES UP OVER CANADAS MARITIME PROVINCES ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY, IT IS EXPECTED TO PULL MORE ARCTIC AIR DOWN INTO OUR REGION FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. $$ IOVINO
3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS41 KPHI 121459 AAA
WSWPHI
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
959 AM EST MON FEB 12 2007
NJZ001-007-PAZ054-055-060>062-122300-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.A.0001.070213T2100Z-070215T0300Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
959 AM EST MON FEB 12 2007
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS TODAY
AND IT IS FORECAST TO TRACK TO THE EAST, REACHING THE TENNESSEE
RIVER VALLEY BY LATE TUESDAY. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN ON
TUESDAY NIGHT AS ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE
NORTH CAROLINA COAST. THE SECOND LOW IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY AS
IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST, PASSING TO THE EAST OF DELAWARE AND NEW
JERSEY ON WEDNESDAY.
THE TWO SYSTEMS WILL BRING SNOW TO BERKS COUNTY, THE LEHIGH
VALLEY, THE POCONOS AND NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY BEGINNING LATE ON
TUESDAY AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX
WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET FOR A TIME FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXCEED SIX
INCHES. AS A RESULT, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH THAT IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
IF YOU LIVE IN THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE WINTER STORM WATCH, PAY
SPECIAL ATTENTION TO UPDATED WEATHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS OVER
THE COMING DAYS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.
AS THE STORM MOVES UP OVER CANADAS MARITIME PROVINCES ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY, IT IS EXPECTED TO PULL MORE ARCTIC
AIR DOWN INTO OUR REGION FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.
$$
KRUZDLO - UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT.
THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT FOR THE WINTER OF LATE 2006 THROUGH
EARLY 2007. THE PROBABILITIES GIVEN BELOW ARE BASED ON A
COMBINATION OF STATISTICAL THEORY, OUR SNOWFALL FORECASTS OVER THE
PAST SEVERAL WINTERS, AND THE MOST LIKELY SNOWFALL TOTALS FOR THIS
POTENTIAL STORM. THE PERIOD OF EXPECTED SNOWFALL IS FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
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PROBABILITY (PERCENT) OF REACHING OR EXCEEDING
THE FOLLOWING STORM-TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS (INCHES)
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STATION 2IN 4IN 6IN 9IN 12IN 18IN 24IN
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MPO 80 70 50 20 10 <5 <5
ABE 80 70 50 20 10 <5 <5
PHL 60 30 15 5 <5 <5 <5
ACY 25 10 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5
GED 25 10 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5
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PROBABILITIES ARE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST 5 PERCENT.
STATION IDENTIFIERS:
MPO - MOUNT POCONO, PA (MOUNT POCONO AIRPORT)
ABE - ALLENTOWN, PA (LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT)
PHL - PHILADELPHIA, PA (PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT)
ACY - ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT)
GED - GEORGETOWN, DE (SUSSEX COUNTY AIRPORT)000 WWUS41 KPHI 122109 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 409 PM EST MON FEB 12 2007 NJZ001-PAZ054-055-131100- /O.CON.KPHI.WS.A.0001.070213T2100Z-070215T0300Z/ SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 409 PM EST MON FEB 12 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS ON MONDAY AFTERNOON IS FORECAST TO TRACK INTO THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY BY LATE TUESDAY. THAT LOW IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN ON TUESDAY NIGHT AS ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS NEAR THE EASTERN SEABOARD AND ULTIMATELY PASSES TO THE EAST OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY ON WEDNESDAY. THE COMPLEX SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND SOME SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN TO THE SOUTHERN POCONOS AND SUSSEX COUNTY IN FAR NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY BEGINNING LATE ON TUESDAY AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION PRESENTLY IS FORECAST TO BE FROM FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES, AND A LIGHT ICING ALSO IS POSSIBLE. THEREFORE, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MAINTAINS THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. IF YOU LIVE IN THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE WINTER STORM WATCH, PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO UPDATED WEATHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS OVER THE COMING DAYS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. AS THE STORM MOVES UP OVER CANADAS MARITIME PROVINCES ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY, IT IS EXPECTED TO PULL MORE ARCTIC AIR DOWN INTO OUR REGION FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. $$ NJZ007-PAZ060>062-131100- /O.CON.KPHI.WS.A.0001.070213T2100Z-070215T0300Z/ WARREN-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...READING...ALLENTOWN... BETHLEHEM...EASTON 409 PM EST MON FEB 12 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS ON MONDAY AFTERNOON IS FORECAST TO TRACK INTO THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY BY LATE TUESDAY. THAT LOW IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN ON TUESDAY NIGHT AS ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS NEAR THE EASTERN SEABOARD AND ULTIMATELY PASSES TO THE EAST OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY ON WEDNESDAY. THE COMPLEX SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW, THEN SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TO THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND BERKS COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY BEGINNING LATE ON TUESDAY AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION PRESENTLY IS FORECAST TO BE FROM TWO TO FOUR INCHES, AND A SIGNIFICANT ICING ALSO IS POSSIBLE. THEREFORE, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MAINTAINS THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. IF YOU LIVE IN THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE WINTER STORM WATCH, PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO UPDATED WEATHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS OVER THE COMING DAYS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. AS THE STORM MOVES UP OVER CANADAS MARITIME PROVINCES ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY, IT IS EXPECTED TO PULL MORE ARCTIC AIR DOWN INTO OUR REGION FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. $$ IOVINO/KRUZDLO/DELISI
000 WWUS41 KPHI 131005 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 505 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 PAZ060-132200- /O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0001.070213T2100Z-070215T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0001.070213T1700Z-070215T0000Z/ BERKS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...READING 505 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... LOW PRESSURE, LOCATED OVER ARKANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING, WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE OVER EASTERN KENTUCKY AND WEST VIRGINIA TONIGHT. MEANWHILE, ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. THE SECOND LOW SHOULD INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST, PASSING TO THE EAST OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY ON WEDNESDAY. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SOME SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER TO EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA FROM TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY AND IT SHOULD BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY THIS EVENING. FOR BERKS COUNTY, SNOW AND SLEET ARE FORECAST TO FALL OVERNIGHT AND DURING MOST OF WEDNESDAY. THERE COULD EVEN BE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN. THE SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE TO BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. BY THE TIME THE STORM TAPERS TO SNOW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, A TOTAL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE. FOR THE COUNTIES OF CHESTER AND MONTGOMERY, SNOW AND SLEET ARE FORECAST TO FALL OVERNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE TO 3 TO 6 INCHES AND A SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE, AS WELL. THE STORM SHOULD TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING. IF YOU LIVE IN THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE WINTER STORM WARNING, PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO UPDATED WEATHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. AS THE STORM MOVES UP OVER CANADAS MARITIME PROVINCES ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY, IT IS EXPECTED TO PULL MORE ARCTIC AIR DOWN INTO OUR REGION FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. $$ NJZ001-007-PAZ054-055-061-062-132200- /O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0001.070213T2100Z-070215T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0001.070213T2000Z-070215T0000Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-CARBON-MONROE-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...JIM THORPE... STROUDSBURG...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON 505 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... LOW PRESSURE, LOCATED OVER ARKANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING, WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE OVER EASTERN KENTUCKY AND WEST VIRGINIA TONIGHT. MEANWHILE, ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. THE SECOND LOW SHOULD INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST, PASSING TO THE EAST OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY ON WEDNESDAY. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SOME SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER TO EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY FROM LATE TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND IT SHOULD BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY THIS EVENING. FOR THE COUNTIES OF CARBON, MONROE AND SUSSEX, SNOW IS FORECAST TO FALL OVERNIGHT AND DURING MOST OF WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES AND IT WILL LIKELY MIX WITH SOME SLEET. BY THE TIME THE STORM TAPERS TO SNOW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, A TOTAL OF 10 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE. FOR THE COUNTIES OF LEHIGH, NORTHAMPTON, WARREN AND MORRIS, SNOW AND SLEET ARE FORECAST TO FALL OVERNIGHT AND DURING MOST OF WEDNESDAY. THERE COULD EVEN BE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN. THE SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE TO BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. BY THE TIME THE STORM TAPERS TO SNOW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, A TOTAL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE. FOR THE COUNTIES OF BUCKS, HUNTERDON AND SOMERSET, SNOW AND SLEET ARE FORECAST TO FALL OVERNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE TO 3 TO 6 INCHES AND A SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE, AS WELL. THE STORM SHOULD TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING. IF YOU LIVE IN THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE WINTER STORM WARNING, PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO UPDATED WEATHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. AS THE STORM MOVES UP OVER CANADAS MARITIME PROVINCES ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY, IT IS EXPECTED TO PULL MORE ARCTIC AIR DOWN INTO OUR REGION FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. $$ PAZ067-068-132200- /O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0001.070213T1700Z-070215T0000Z/ CHESTER-MONTGOMERY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN 505 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... LOW PRESSURE, LOCATED OVER ARKANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING, WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE OVER EASTERN KENTUCKY AND WEST VIRGINIA TONIGHT. MEANWHILE, ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. THE SECOND LOW SHOULD INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST, PASSING TO THE EAST OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY ON WEDNESDAY. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SOME SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER TO EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA FROM TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY AND IT SHOULD BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY THIS EVENING. FOR BERKS COUNTY, SNOW AND SLEET ARE FORECAST TO FALL OVERNIGHT AND DURING MOST OF WEDNESDAY. THERE COULD EVEN BE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN. THE SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE TO BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. BY THE TIME THE STORM TAPERS TO SNOW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, A TOTAL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE. FOR THE COUNTIES OF CHESTER AND MONTGOMERY, SNOW AND SLEET ARE FORECAST TO FALL OVERNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE TO 3 TO 6 INCHES AND A SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE, AS WELL. THE STORM SHOULD TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING. IF YOU LIVE IN THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE WINTER STORM WARNING, PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO UPDATED WEATHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. AS THE STORM MOVES UP OVER CANADAS MARITIME PROVINCES ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY, IT IS EXPECTED TO PULL MORE ARCTIC AIR DOWN INTO OUR REGION FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. $$ NJZ008>010-PAZ069-132200- /O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0001.070213T2000Z-070215T0000Z/ MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... DOYLESTOWN 505 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... LOW PRESSURE, LOCATED OVER ARKANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING, WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE OVER EASTERN KENTUCKY AND WEST VIRGINIA TONIGHT. MEANWHILE, ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. THE SECOND LOW SHOULD INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST, PASSING TO THE EAST OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY ON WEDNESDAY. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SOME SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER TO EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY FROM LATE TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND IT SHOULD BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY THIS EVENING. FOR THE COUNTIES OF CARBON, MONROE AND SUSSEX, SNOW IS FORECAST TO FALL OVERNIGHT AND DURING MOST OF WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES AND IT WILL LIKELY MIX WITH SOME SLEET. BY THE TIME THE STORM TAPERS TO SNOW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, A TOTAL OF 10 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE. FOR THE COUNTIES OF LEHIGH, NORTHAMPTON, WARREN AND MORRIS, SNOW AND SLEET ARE FORECAST TO FALL OVERNIGHT AND DURING MOST OF WEDNESDAY. THERE COULD EVEN BE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN. THE SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE TO BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. BY THE TIME THE STORM TAPERS TO SNOW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, A TOTAL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE. FOR THE COUNTIES OF BUCKS, HUNTERDON AND SOMERSET, SNOW AND SLEET ARE FORECAST TO FALL OVERNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE TO 3 TO 6 INCHES AND A SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE, AS WELL. THE STORM SHOULD TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING. IF YOU LIVE IN THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE WINTER STORM WARNING, PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO UPDATED WEATHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. AS THE STORM MOVES UP OVER CANADAS MARITIME PROVINCES ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY, IT IS EXPECTED TO PULL MORE ARCTIC AIR DOWN INTO OUR REGION FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. $$ DEZ001-MDZ008-012-NJZ016>018-PAZ070-071-132200- /O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0003.070213T1700Z-070215T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-DELAWARE- PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN... PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MEDIA 505 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... LOW PRESSURE, LOCATED OVER ARKANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING, WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE OVER EASTERN KENTUCKY AND WEST VIRGINIA TONIGHT. MEANWHILE, ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. THE SECOND LOW SHOULD INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST, PASSING TO THE EAST OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY ON WEDNESDAY. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SOME SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER TO EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, MUCH OF NEW JERSEY, AND THE UPPER DELMARVA FROM TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY, WITH A LIGHT ACCUMULATION LIKELY BY EVENING. FOR THE COUNTIES OF PHILADELPHIA, DELAWARE, CAMDEN, GLOUCESTER, SALEM, NEW CASTLE AND CECIL, AS WELL AS MARYLANDS KENT COUNTY, SNOW AND SLEET ARE FORECAST TO FALL OVERNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE TO 2 TO 4 INCHES AND A LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION IS ALSO POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK FOR A TIME ON WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, ALLOWING FOR PLAIN RAIN. THE RAIN MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES, RESULTING IN LOCALIZED FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE BACK TO SNOW BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING. IF YOU LIVE IN THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO UPDATED WEATHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. AS THE STORM MOVES UP OVER CANADAS MARITIME PROVINCES ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY, IT IS EXPECTED TO PULL MORE ARCTIC AIR DOWN INTO OUR REGION FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. ANY SLUSH OR STANDING WATER ON ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL FREEZE QUICKLY. $$ DEZ002-MDZ015-019-020-NJZ021-022-132200- /O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0003.070213T1700Z-070214T1200Z/ KENT DE-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON... MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON 505 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... LOW PRESSURE, LOCATED OVER ARKANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING, WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE OVER EASTERN KENTUCKY AND WEST VIRGINIA TONIGHT. MEANWHILE, ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. THE SECOND LOW SHOULD INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST, PASSING TO THE EAST OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY ON WEDNESDAY. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SOME WINTER WEATHER TO SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND THE UPPER DELMARVA FROM TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY, WITH A LIGHT ACCUMULATION LIKELY BY EVENING. FOR THE COUNTIES OF ATLANTIC, CUMBERLAND, QUEEN ANNES, TALBOT AND CAROLINE, AS WELL AS DELAWARES KENT COUNTY, SNOW AND SLEET ARE FORECAST TO FALL OVERNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN, THEN TO RAIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE TO 1 TO 2 INCHES AND A LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE, AS WELL. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK FOR WEDNESDAY, ALLOWING FOR PLAIN RAIN. THE RAIN MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES, RESULTING IN LOCALIZED FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. IF YOU LIVE IN THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO UPDATED WEATHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. AS THE STORM MOVES UP OVER CANADAS MARITIME PROVINCES ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY, IT IS EXPECTED TO PULL MORE ARCTIC AIR DOWN INTO OUR REGION FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. ANY SLUSH OR STANDING WATER ON ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL FREEZE QUICKLY. $$ NJZ012>015-019-020-026-027-132200- /O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0003.070213T2000Z-070215T0000Z/ MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK... TRENTON...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST 505 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... LOW PRESSURE, LOCATED OVER ARKANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING, WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE OVER EASTERN KENTUCKY AND WEST VIRGINIA TONIGHT. MEANWHILE, ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. THE SECOND LOW SHOULD INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST, PASSING TO THE EAST OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY ON WEDNESDAY. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SOME SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER TO MUCH OF NEW JERSEY FROM LATE TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. FOR THE COUNTIES OF MIDDLESEX, MERCER, INLAND MONMOUTH AND NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON, SNOW AND SLEET ARE FORECAST TO FALL OVERNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE TO 2 TO 4 INCHES AND A LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SAME SCENARIO IS ANTICIPATED FOR COASTAL MONMOUTH COUNTY, OCEAN COUNTY AND SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON COUNTY, EXCEPT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THERE WILL ONLY BE AN INCH OR TWO. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK FOR A TIME ON WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, ALLOWING FOR PLAIN RAIN. THE RAIN MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES, RESULTING IN LOCALIZED FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE BACK TO SNOW BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING. IF YOU LIVE IN THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO UPDATED WEATHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. AS THE STORM MOVES UP OVER CANADAS MARITIME PROVINCES ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY, IT IS EXPECTED TO PULL MORE ARCTIC AIR DOWN INTO OUR REGION FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. ANY SLUSH OR STANDING WATER ON ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL FREEZE QUICKLY. $$ IOVINO
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm watch went out at Feb 11, 9:43 PM EST, 6 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 9:43 PM EST, 6 hours 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 943 PM EST SUN FEB 11 2007 .UPDATE /OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY/... SURFACE ANALYSIS THIS EVENING PLACES AN ARCTIC FRONT ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. LOW PRESSURE IS DEVELOPING FROM SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO TO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. AN 850 MB ANALYSIS SHOWS SOME WAA ONGOING ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. THIS WAA IS AHEAD OF THE ARCTIC FRONT AND WITH SOME MOISTURE ADVECTION ALOFT, A SWATCH OF SC CONTINUES TO ADVECT ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA. HAVE BEEN WATCHING THIS SC DECK OVER THE PASS FEW HOURS AND IT IS MOVING INTO OUR WESTERN ZONES ATTM. HAVE UPDATED THE SKY COVER GRIDS TO REFLECT A MOSTLY CLEAR SKY EARLY ACROSS MOST OF THE CWA, THEN GRADUALLY INCREASE THE CLOUDS DURING THE OVERNIGHT. SURFACE DEW POINTS RUNNING A LITTLE LOWER THAN FORECAST, THEREFORE MADE SOME DOWNWARD ADJUSTMENTS TO THE GRIDS. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT GENERALLY LOOKED GOOD, HOWEVER DID ADJUST DOWN BY A COUPLE OF DEGREES IN SOME AREAS BASED ON THE LATEST TRENDS AND INITIALLY CLOUDLESS SKY. WINDS WERE ALSO ADJUSTED SOME AS WELL. AS THE ARCTIC FRONT APPROACHES MONDAY, THERE COULD BE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS IN THE FAR NORTHWEST ZONES, WITH A FEW FLURRIES DOWN TOWARD THE PHILADELPHIA AREA. THEREFORE MADE SOME TWEAKS REGARDING THIS. REGARDING THE UPCOMING WINTER STORM TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, THIS IS LOOKING MORE AND MORE LIKE A PRECIPITATION MESS FROM ABOUT THE I-95 CORRIDOR ON SOUTH AND EASTWARD. WHILE THE MAJORITY OF THE MODELS CONTINUE THE TREND OF BRINGING MILDER AIR INTO A GOOD PORTION OF THE CWA, AM A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT THE SURFACE TEMPERATURES, ESPECIALLY FROM ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR ON NORTH AND WESTWARD. WE ARE EXPECTING AN ARCTIC FRONTAL FEATURE PASSING THROUGH THE AREA LATER MONDAY, WHICH WILL ALLOW COLDER AIR TO SEEP INTO THE REGION. THE MAJORITY OF THE MODEL GUIDANCE SIMPLY WANTS TO TRACK THE SURFACE LOW CLOSER TO THE COAST, WHICH MAKES PRECIPITATION TYPE FORECASTING A NIGHTMARE. INTERESTING HOW THE 12Z ECMWF SLIDES THE STORM TRACK A BIT FURTHER TO THE SOUTH AND EAST, HOWEVER ITS THERMAL FIELD STILL PUMPS MILDER AIR INTO A GOOD PART OF THE CWA COURTESY OF ABOUT A 50-KNOT SOUTHEASTERLY LOW-LEVEL JET. THE 18Z WRF LOOKS LIKE IT TUCKS THE SURFACE LOW INLAND OF THE NEW JERSEY SHORE. WHERE THE BAROCLINIC BOUNDARY SETS UP WILL GOVERNOR WHERE THE SURFACE LOW TRACKS. NOT REAL SURE IF ALONG THE COAST IS RIGHT AS ONE WOULD THINK AN INCREASING THERMAL GRADIENT WOULD BE MORE ESTABLISHED OFF THE COAST, BUT HOW FAR IS THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION. YET TO BE ANSWERED IS HOW THE LOW-LEVEL COLD AIR WILL HANG ON ACROSS THE AREA. IT LOOKS LIKE NORTH AND WEST OF THE I-95 CORRIDOR THE LOW-LEVEL COLD AIR SHOULD HANG FAIRLY TOUGH, WHICH INTRODUCES MORE CONCERN OF POSSIBLE ICING AFTER A SNOWFALL. SOME TEMPERATURES WILL PROBABLY ACTUALLY RISE TUESDAY NIGHT, BUT THERE IS TIME TO IRON THAT OUT. BASED ON MANY OF THE MILDER SOLUTIONS WE WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE EXPANDING THE MENTION OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FURTHER TO THE NORTHWEST TO INCLUDE PHILADELPHIA AND ITS NORTHWESTERN SUBURBS. THIS MATCHES UP WITH WFOS CTP AND LWX. WE ALSO ADDED MORE OF A TRANSITION ZONE IN THE SOUTH/SOUTHEASTERN ZONES LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, BUT ATTM WE WILL NOT BRING THE PLAIN RAIN ANY FARTHER NORTHWEST...YET. WE WOULD LIKE TO STRESS THAT THERE ARE STILL UNCERTAINTIES IN THE DETAILS REGARDING THIS STORM, THEREFORE FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS ARE LIKELY. EITHER WAY THOUGH, THIS WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WITH OUR NORTHWESTERN ZONES PROBABLY GETTING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT THE FULL 00Z MODEL RUNS AND MONDAYS 12Z SUITE DECIDES TO DO. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION CAREFULLY, HOWEVER GIVEN THE CONTINUED UNCERTAINTY WE WILL HOLD OFF ON ISSUING A WINTER STORM WATCH WITH THIS UPDATE. WE WILL BRIEF THE NIGHT CREW ON OUR LATEST THOUGHTS AND GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO EXAMINE ALL THE 00Z GUIDANCE AND DETERMINE IF HEADLINES ARE TO BE HOISTED. STAY TUNED WE WILL LET THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT RIDE FOR NOW AS IT GENERALLY REFLECTS OUR LATEST THINKING. THAT IS ALL FOR NOW. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT UPDATED PRODUCTS WILL BE ISSUED IN A BIT. && .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 227 PM EST SUN FEB 11 2007/ .OVERVIEW... SWEET-HEART OF A STORM ON THE HORIZON, BUT THE MODELS ARE LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOUR GONNA GET THERE IS PLENTY TO TALK ABOUT AND, CONSIDER WITH THIS FORECAST. SNOW TO RAIN TO SNOW AND BECOMING ICY ON THE BACK SIDE OF IT PERHAPS. I WONT SAY THAT I PREFER 115 INCHES OF SNOW(PARISH, NY)RATHER THAN ICE, BUT I WOULD PREFER SOME SNOW TO ANY AMOUNT OF ICE. THE UPCOMING SCENARIO IS A LITTLE WARMER AND FARTHER INLAND WITH A CHANGEOVER TO RAIN BUT THEN BACK TO SNOW OR EVEN A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN. NO MATTER THE OUTCOME, LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY IS GOING TO BE VERY MESSY. QPF AMOUNTS, IF ALL RAIN, WOULD EVEN BE A PROBLEM WITH STREET FLOODING WITH THE GROUND AS HARD AS A ROCK. && .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... SFC FRONT IS PUSHING SOUTHEAST FROM THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES WITH A DECK OF MAINLY LOW LVL MOISTURE NOSING INTO WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. SURFACE WINDS HAVE BACKED TO THE SOUTHWEST. THE FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE TO REMAIN OVER THE MID ATLANTIC INTO MONDAY. VERY STRONG PACKING BEHIND THE FRONT ON MONDAY WITH A COUPLE OF SNOW SHOWERS. SO WHAT ARE WE IN FOR? FIRST GLANCE IS THAT WE MAY HAVE TO EXTEND THE HEAVIER SNOW AXIS FARTHER WEST AND NORTH THAN EARLIER THOUGHT AND GO WITH A MIX IN SOUTHERN SECTIONS BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW THERE. OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LOW TO MID 20S EXCEPT LOWER TEENS NORTH. ON MONDAY HIGHS ABOVE FREEZING MOST AREAS. LOW MONDAY NIGHT BACK INTO THE UPPER TEENS AND 20S AND TUESDAY HIGH IN THE 20S. ANY PRECIPITATION WILL BE SNOW INITIALLY THEN WE START TO SEE THE WARM UP FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. SOUNDING DATA SHOWS PHL GETTING TO NEAR A PLUS FIVE AT THE SURFACE BY WED 12Z. BEFORE THEN ABOUT 1/4 INCH QPF FALLS. IT WILL BE SNOW THEN WELL START TO SEE A CHANGEOVER AT SOME POINT. THE QUESTION IS, SHOULD I MAKE SUCH A DRAMATIC CHANGE FROM 10 INCHES IN PHL TO 1 INCH OF SNOW NOW FORECAST BY THE GUIDANCE, OR REACH FOR ANOTHER PIECE OF CHOCOLATE? WITH STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY, WE WILL NOT ISSUE ANY WATCHES AT THIS TIME BUT WILL BE RE-SENDING AN SPS. AS YOU KNOW, REAL ESTATE IS LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION, WHEREAS STORMS ARE TRACK, TRACK, TRACK THE GFS HAS THE LOW OFF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA AT 12Z WED AND THE NAM ON THE BEACH ON THE DELMARVA. BY 18Z BOTH MODELS MOVE THE LOW NORTH TO NORTHEAST AND BRING IT 48 TO 75 MILES OFF LONG BEACH ISLAND. WHATS HOLDING UP THE PROCESS IS THE LOW OVER OHIO VALLEY IS SLOW TO WEAKEN AND TRANSFER MOMENTUM TO THE COAST. IT FINALLY DOES BY 06Z WED WITH 13 DAM HEIGHT FALLS ON THE GFS AND 90 DAM ON THE NAM. 80H WINDS ARE 50 TO 60 KT DRIVING A 550 THICKNESS ALONG THE COAST. WHAT I AM MOST CONCERNED ABOUT IS WHAT IMPACT WILL THE STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION HAVE ON THE PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS AS LIQUID? THAT IN ITSELF COULD BE A PROBLEM FOR COMMUTERS ON WED AND EVEN THURSDAY MORNING. AS MENTIONED ABOVE, STILL ALOT TO CONSIDER BUT WE STILL HAVE A COUPLE DAYS TO ARRIVE AT A SENSIBLE SOLUTION. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... THIS PART OF THE FORECAST IS A BREEZE BY COMPARISON. ONCE THE LOW MOVES AWAY FROM OUR LATITUDE, IT BEGINS A TURN TO THE NORTHWEST WITH MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND IT TO THE UPPER LOW OVER THE GREAT LAKES. THE MOISTURE WILL ROTATE THROUGH THE CWA WITH SOME SNOW SHOWERS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE AND THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE WITH US FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. ***SUMMARIZING THE UPCOMING EVENT***AT THIS TIME PREPARE FOR A VERY MESSY PERIOD FROM LATE TUESDAY EVEN INTO THURSDAY MORNING(ICE OVR). A WIDE RANGE OF WINTER LIKE ACCUMULATING SNOW/ICE TO A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN TOWARD THE SHORE. IN STORMS SUCH AS THIS...WHEREVER THE RAIN/SNOW LINE SETS UP...THE MOISTURE CONTENT IS VERY HIGH AND THE ATMOSPHERE HAS THE CAPACITY TO HOLD MUCH MORE MOISTURE, CONSEQUENTLY HEAVY SNOW IS USUALLY ON THE COLD SIDE OF THE RAIN/SNOW LINE. && .AVIATION... THE SUNDAY 18Z TAFS INDICATE ANOTHER 24 HOURS OF VFR FLYING CONDITIONS FOR OUR SITES. A BKN HIGH LAYER WITH VARYING AMOUNTS OF MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH BKN PREDOMINATING THIS EVENING AND BACK TO SCT OVERNIGHT. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN MONDAY MORNING WITH BKN CONDITIONS EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN. WINDS WILL BACK AROUND TO SW BY THIS EVENING AND THEN GO BACK TO W OF NW TOWARDS MORNING. && .MARINE... WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO LESS THAN 10 KNOTS OVER THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON WITH DIRECTIONS NW OR W AT MOST LOCATIONS. AS THE SFC HIGH CONTINUES TO MOVE OFF THE EAST COAST, SFC WINDS WILL SWING AROUND TO SW EARLY TONIGHT AND THEN TEND TO VEER BACK TO NW WITH THE PASSAGE OF A WEAK SFC TROUGH. THE SPEEDS WILL INCREASE BACK TO NEAR 20 KT RANGE OVERNIGHT (ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS), BUT SCA FLAG WILL NOT BE ISSUED ATTM. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE WATERS LATE MONDAY AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SWING AROUND TO N THEN NE BEHIND IT BY TUE MORNING. THE COLD PUSH AND STRONGER GRADIENT POINT TO SCA FLAG BEING NEEDED EITHER VERY LATE MON NIGHT, OR MORE LIKELY, TUE MORNING. WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE TUE INTO WED AS SIGNIFICANT COASTAL STORM TRACKS FROM S TO N OVER THE WATERS. THE 12Z GFS IS SHOWING THE LOW PASSING MUCH CLOSER (THEN THE PREVIOUS RUN) TO THE DE/NJ COASTAL AREAS WITH GALE FORCE WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT SEA/WAVE ACTION FOR THE COAST TUE NIGHT AND WED. WE WILL HAVE MORE SPECIFICS ONCE THE FINAL TRACK AND INTENSITY FORECAST IS DETERMINED. && .PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...NONE. NJ...NONE. DE...NONE. MD...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && UPDATE...GORSE OVERVIEW/SHORT-LONG TERM...EBERWINE AVIATION/MARINE...OHARA
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 11, 5:05 AM EST, 23 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 505 AM EST SUN FEB 11 2007 ANZ430-431-450>455-470-DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001- 007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-121100- DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM- NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-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-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH- NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 505 AM EST SUN FEB 11 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON TUESDAY. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE ON TUESDAY NIGHT AS ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. THE SECOND LOW SHOULD INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST, PASSING TO THE EAST OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE REACHING THE COASTAL WATERS OF NEW ENGLAND ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW TO PARTS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND FROM TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF THE STORM, THERE MAY BE SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION FOR A TIME ON TUESDAY NIGHT IN SOUTHERN DELAWARE AND IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. WINTER STORM WATCHES AND RELATED WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED OVER THE COMING DAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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