Alert archive / New Jersey / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008

Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

December 18, 20085 counties in Pennsylvania; 6 counties in New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this winter storm warning at Dec 18, 2008, 3:41 PM EST for 5 counties in Pennsylvania; 6 counties in New Jersey. It took effect at Dec 19, 2008, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 14 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 18, 2008, 3:41 PM EST (20:41 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 19, 2008, 6:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 19, 2008, 7:38 PM EST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, 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), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 166 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD at 12:00Z on 2008-12-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD at 12:00Z on 2008-12-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -4 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
831 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
78 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
162 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS41 KPHI 182041
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
341 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008

...A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA ON FRIDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL RACE TO THE NEW JERSEY
COAST BY FRIDAY EVENING...BRINGING WINTER PRECIPITATION TO THE
AREA BEGINNING FRIDAY MORNING. AS WARMER AIR MOVES IN ALOFT...A
MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED.
PRECIPITATION SHOULD END FRIDAY EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES RAPIDLY
OUT TO SEA. ANOTHER STORM IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...
BRINGING EVEN MORE WINTER PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA.

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-191100-
/O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0007.081219T0900Z-081220T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0005.081219T1100Z-081220T0500Z/
SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
341 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT
EST FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW WILL ENTER THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST AROUND DAYBREAK
FRIDAY. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED BEFORE
MIXING WITH SLEET BY EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
END FRIDAY EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA.

SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM 
THIS STORM...WITH UP TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...INCLUDING THE I-80 CORRIDOR. THOSE AREAS THAT
RECEIVE MORE SLEET WILL EXPERIENCE SLIGHTLY LOWER ACCUMULATIONS.
THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE GREATLY IMPACTED.
THIS STORM COULD BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AND WIDESPREAD WINTER
STORM OF THE SEASON SO FAR.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

NJZ007>010-PAZ060>062-191100-
/O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0007.081219T0900Z-081220T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0005.081219T1100Z-081220T0500Z/
WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
341 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT
EST FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING
RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY
NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW WILL ENTER THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST AROUND DAYBREAK
FRIDAY. SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BEGINNING
AROUND NOON. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO END FRIDAY EVENING AS
THE LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA.

SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS 
STORM IN THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY...AS WELL AS
THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF WARREN AND MORRIS COUNTIES IN NEW
JERSEY...WHILE 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THESE AREAS...INCLUDING THE I-78 CORRIDOR. SOME
FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
COMMUTE WILL BE GREATLY IMPACTED. THIS STORM COULD BE THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON SO FAR.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

PAZ069-191100-
/O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0007.081219T0900Z-081220T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0016.081219T1100Z-081220T0500Z/
BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DOYLESTOWN
341 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT
EST FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING
RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY
NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW WILL ENTER THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST AROUND DAYBREAK
FRIDAY. SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AROUND MID-
MORNING. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL RAIN IN THE
SOUTH.

SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE 
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE IN
THE SOUTH. SINCE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL RAIN
IN THE IMMEDIATE PHILADELPHIA AREA...LITTLE OR NO SNOW IS
EXPECTED ON THE GROUND IN OR NEAR THE CITY BY THE TIME THE STORM MOVES
AWAY FROM THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT. THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE GREATLY IMPACTED WHEREVER SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATE ON THE ROADWAYS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

NJZ012-013-015-PAZ067-068-191100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0016.081219T1100Z-081220T0500Z/
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN
341 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT
EST FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING
RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY
NIGHT.

SNOW WILL ENTER THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST AROUND DAYBREAK
FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AROUND
MIDMORNING. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL RAIN IN THE
SOUTH.

SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE 
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE IN
THE SOUTH. SINCE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL RAIN
IN THE IMMEDIATE PHILADELPHIA AREA...LITTLE OR NO SNOW IS EXPECTED
ON THE GROUND IN AND NEAR THE CITY BY THE TIME THE STORM MOVES
AWAY FROM THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE GREATLY IMPACTED WHEREVER SNOW AND
SLEET ACCUMULATE ON THE ROADWAYS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS41 KPHI 190141
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
841 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008

...A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA ON FRIDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL RACE TO THE NEW JERSEY
COAST BY FRIDAY EVENING...BRINGING WINTER PRECIPITATION TO THE
AREA BEGINNING FRIDAY MORNING. AS WARMER AIR MOVES IN ALOFT...A
MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED.
PRECIPITATION SHOULD END FRIDAY EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES RAPIDLY
OUT TO SEA. ANOTHER STORM IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...
BRINGING EVEN MORE WINTER PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA.

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-191200-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0005.081219T1100Z-081220T0500Z/
SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
841 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT. 

SNOW WILL ENTER THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST AROUND DAYBREAK
FRIDAY. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED BEFORE
MIXING WITH SLEET BY EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
TO END FRIDAY EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA.

SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM
THIS STORM...WITH UP TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...INCLUDING THE I-80 CORRIDOR. THOSE AREAS THAT
RECEIVE MORE SLEET WILL EXPERIENCE SLIGHTLY LOWER ACCUMULATIONS.
THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE GREATLY
IMPACTED. THIS STORM COULD BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AND WIDESPREAD
WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON SO FAR.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

NJZ007>010-PAZ060>062-191200-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0005.081219T1100Z-081220T0500Z/
WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
841 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT. 

SNOW WILL ENTER THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST AROUND DAYBREAK
FRIDAY. SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BEGINNING
AROUND NOON. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO END FRIDAY EVENING AS
THE LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA.

SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM
THIS STORM IN THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY...AS
WELL AS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF WARREN AND MORRIS COUNTIES IN
NEW JERSEY...WHILE 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THESE AREAS...INCLUDING THE I-78 CORRIDOR. SOME
FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
COMMUTE WILL BE GREATLY IMPACTED. THIS STORM COULD BE THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON SO FAR.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

NJZ012-013-015-PAZ067>069-191200-
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0016.081219T1100Z-081220T0500Z/
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN
841 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT. 

SNOW WILL ENTER THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST AROUND DAYBREAK
FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AROUND
MIDMORNING. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL RAIN IN
THE SOUTH.

SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE IN
THE SOUTH. SINCE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL RAIN
IN THE IMMEDIATE PHILADELPHIA AREA...LITTLE OR NO SNOW IS
EXPECTED ON THE GROUND IN AND NEAR THE CITY BY THE TIME THE STORM
MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...THE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE GREATLY IMPACTED WHEREVER
SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATE ON THE ROADWAYS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS41 KPHI 190800
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
300 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-192100-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0005.081219T1100Z-081220T0500Z/
SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
300 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING
TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 600 AM UNTIL
MIDNIGHT. 

LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED OVER MISSOURI EARLY THIS MORNING.  THE LOW 
WILL RACE TO THE EAST AND IT SHOULD PASS OVER OUR REGION LATE TODAY.

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE POCONO REGION OF PENNSYLVANIA AND SUSSEX 
COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY DURING THE COURSE OF THE MORNING.  THE SNOW 
WILL BECOME HEAVIER AND STEADIER BY MIDDAY AND IT WILL CONTINUE INTO 
THE AFTERNOON.  THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES IN 
THE AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE 
THIS EVENING.

SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 
INCHES BY THIS EVENING, WITH A LIGHT COATING OF ICE POSSIBLE ON TOP 
OF THE SNOW.  SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS MAY APPROACH ONE FOOT IN 
THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE REGION.

THE SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
DIFFICULT FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO TONIGHT.  IF YOU WILL BE 
VENTURING OUT, USE EXTRA CARE.  ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BE VERY 
SLIPPERY.

$$

NJZ007>010-PAZ060>062-192100-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0005.081219T1100Z-081220T0500Z/
WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
300 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING
TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 600 AM UNTIL 
MIDNIGHT.

LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED OVER MISSOURI EARLY THIS MORNING.  THE LOW 
WILL RACE TO THE EAST AND IT SHOULD PASS OVER OUR REGION LATE TODAY.

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD BERKS COUNTY AND THE LEHIGH VALLEY IN 
PENNSYLVANIA, AS WELL AS NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, DURING THE COURSE OF 
THE MORNING.  THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER AND STEADIER BY MIDDAY 
AND IT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON.  THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO 
CHANGE TO SLEET THIS AFTERNOON, THEN FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING 
DRIZZLE ARE ANTICIPATED FOR THIS EVENING.

SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 
INCHES BY THIS EVENING, WITH THE GREATER AMOUNTS BEING IN THE HIGHER 
ELEVATIONS.  A COATING OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON TOP OF THE SNOW.  THE 
ICE COULD ACCUMULATE UP TO A TENTH OR TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH.

THE SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
DIFFICULT FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO TONIGHT.  IF YOU WILL BE 
VENTURING OUT, USE EXTRA CARE.  ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BE VERY 
SLIPPERY.

$$

NJZ012-013-015-PAZ067>069-192100-
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0016.081219T1100Z-081220T0500Z/
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN
300 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS
MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 600 AM UNTIL 
MIDNIGHT.

LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED OVER MISSOURI EARLY THIS MORNING.  THE LOW 
WILL RACE TO THE EAST AND IT SHOULD PASS OVER OUR REGION LATE TODAY.

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD MUCH OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND CENTRAL 
NEW JERSEY DURING THE COURSE OF THE MORNING.  THE PRECIPITATION WILL 
BECOME A MIXTURE OF SNOW, SLEET AND RAIN FROM LATE MORNING INTO THIS 
AFTERNOON AS WARMER AIR WORKS ITS WAY UP FROM THE SOUTH.  THE 
PRECIPITATION WILL END AS A PERIOD OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE THIS EVENING, 
WITH SOME PATCHES OF FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE LIKELY.

SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN 
PENNSYLVANIA AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY.

IN THE PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES OF CHESTER, MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS, THE 
NORTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTIES COULD RECEIVE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW 
AND SLEET, WHILE SOUTHERN AREAS MAY RECEIVE ONLY AN INCH OR TWO, AT 
MOST.

IN THE NEW JERSEY COUNTIES OF MERCER, MIDDLESEX AND MONMOUTH, SNOW 
AND SLEET TOTALS WILL BE LARGELY DEPENDENT UPON DISTANCE FROM THE 
COAST.  PARTS OF MERCER COUNTY, WESTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND EXTREME 
WESTERN MONMOUTH COUNTY COULD RECEIVE 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW, WHILE 
OTHER LOCATIONS WILL RECEIVE AN INCH OR LESS.

A LIGHT COATING OF ICE IS ALSO POSSIBLE THIS EVENING, AS SOME PATCHY 
FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE DEVELOPS.

THE SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
DIFFICULT FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO TONIGHT.  IF YOU WILL BE 
VENTURING OUT, USE EXTRA CARE.  ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BE VERY 
SLIPPERY.

$$

IOVINO
000 
WWUS41 KPHI 191533
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1033 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

NJZ013-191645-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081220T0500Z/
WESTERN MONMOUTH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FREEHOLD
1033 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

TEMPERATURES ARE AT OR ABOVE FREEZING AND RAIN IS EXPECTED.
HOWEVER, SOME SLEET OR SNOW MAY MIX WITH THE RAIN AT TIMES OVER
THE WESTERN PARTS OF THE COUNTY LATE THIS MORNING.

TEMPERATURES WILL FALL LATE TONIGHT AND SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE
COULD DEVELOP. IF IT DOES, THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MIGHT BE
NEEDED ONCE AGAIN.

$$

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-192345-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081220T0500Z/
SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
1033 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

LOW PRESSURE FROM THE OHIO VALLEY WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE TODAY.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL FALL ACROSS THE POCONOS AND NORTHWEST
NEW JERSEY TODAY. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES THIS
AFTERNOON. TOWARD EVENING...THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH
SLEET AND CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE.

SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 
INCHES BY THIS EVENING...WITH A LIGHT COATING OF ICE POSSIBLE ON
TOP OF THE SNOW TONIGHT. 

THE SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO TONIGHT.  IF YOU WILL BE
VENTURING OUT... USE EXTRA CARE.  ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BE VERY
SLIPPERY.

$$

NJZ007>010-PAZ060>062-192345-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081220T0500Z/
WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
1033 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

LOW PRESSURE FROM THE OHIO VALLEY WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE TODAY.

SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH SLEET 
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEW JERSEY. HOWEVER, IN THE SOUTHERN AREAS, THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH
MORE SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TODAY. BY LATE AFTERNOON, THE WINTRY
PRECIPITATION WILL SLOWLY TRANSITION OVER TO FREEZING RAIN, RAIN
AND SLEET THIS EVENING AND THEN PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE TONIGHT.

SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 4 TO
8 INCHES AS YOU GET CLOSER TO THE POCONOS AND IN THE NORTHERN
PARTS OF WARREN AND MORRIS COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY. HOWEVER,
FARTHER TO THE SOUTH, SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MUCH
LESS, WITH ONLY 1 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED. A COATING OF ICE IS
EXPECTED ON TOP OF THE SNOW. THE ICE COULD ACCUMULATE UP TO A TWO
TENTHS OF AN INCH.

THE SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT INTO TONIGHT. IF YOU WILL BE VENTURING OUT... USE EXTRA
CARE. ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY.

$$

NJZ012-015-PAZ067>069-192345-
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081220T0500Z/
MIDDLESEX-MERCER-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN
1033 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 


LOW PRESSURE FROM THE OHIO VALLEY WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE TODAY.

MIXED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE AREA WITH MOSTLY
SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE MOST NORTHERN AREAS CHANGING
TO RAIN AND SLEET. HOWEVER, OVER THE REST OF THE AREA, THE MIXED
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH SLEET.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY REACH AN INCH OR TWO CLOSE TO THE LEHIGH
VALLEY AND IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN MIDDLESEX AND MERCER COUNTIES
IN NEW JERSEY. OTHERWISE, LITTLE IF ANY SNOW SHOULD ACCUMULATE.
THERE COULD ALSO BE SOME LIGHT GLAZING OF ICE OVER THE NORTHERN
PARTS OF THE REGION.

THE SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO TONIGHT.  IF YOU WILL BE
VENTURING OUT... USE EXTRA CARE.  ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BE VERY
SLIPPERY.

$$
000 
WWUS41 KPHI 191752
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1252 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

NJZ012-PAZ068-069-200500-
/O.UPG.KPHI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081220T0500Z/
/O.EXA.KPHI.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081220T0500Z/
MIDDLESEX-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW BRUNSWICK...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN
1252 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND ICE WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

LOW PRESSURE FROM THE OHIO VALLEY WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE TODAY.

MIXED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE AREA. IN THE
NORTHERN AREAS...MOSTLY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE
EXPECTED WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET BY
THE TIME PRECIPITATION ENDS THIS EVENING. UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF
ICE ACCUMULATION FROM FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. FURTHER
SOUTH RAIN...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH UP TO A
QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. IN THE FAR SOUTHERN
AREAS...MOSTLY RAIN IS EXPECTED. 

THE SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT INTO TONIGHT. IF YOU WILL BE VENTURING OUT...USE EXTRA
CARE. ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-200500-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081220T0500Z/
SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
1252 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

LOW PRESSURE FROM THE OHIO VALLEY WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE TODAY.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL FALL ACROSS THE POCONOS AND NORTHWEST
NEW JERSEY TODAY. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES THIS
AFTERNOON. TOWARD EVENING...THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH
SLEET AND CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE.

SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO
12 INCHES BY THIS EVENING...WITH A LIGHT COATING OF ICE POSSIBLE
ON TOP OF THE SNOW TONIGHT.

THE SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO TONIGHT. IF YOU WILL BE
VENTURING OUT...USE EXTRA CARE. ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BE VERY
SLIPPERY.

$$

NJZ007>010-PAZ060>062-200500-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081220T0500Z/
WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
1252 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

LOW PRESSURE FROM THE OHIO VALLEY WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE TODAY.

SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH SLEET
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEW JERSEY. HOWEVER...IN THE SOUTHERN AREAS...THE SNOW WILL MIX
WITH MORE SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. BY LATE AFTERNOON...THE WINTRY
PRECIPITATION WILL SLOWLY TRANSITION OVER TO FREEZING RAIN...RAIN
AND SLEET THIS EVENING AND THEN PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE TONIGHT.

SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 4 TO
8 INCHES AS YOU GET CLOSER TO THE POCONOS AND IN THE NORTHERN
PARTS OF WARREN AND MORRIS COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY. HOWEVER...
FARTHER TO THE SOUTH...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MUCH
LESS...WITH ONLY 1 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED. A COATING OF ICE IS
EXPECTED ON TOP OF THE SNOW. THE ICE COULD ACCUMULATE UP TO A TWO
TENTHS OF AN INCH.

THE SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT INTO TONIGHT. IF YOU WILL BE VENTURING OUT...USE EXTRA
CARE. ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY.

$$

NJZ013-200500-
/O.EXA.KPHI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081220T0500Z/
WESTERN MONMOUTH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FREEHOLD
1252 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.

LOW PRESSURE FROM THE OHIO VALLEY WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE TODAY.

SNOW...AND A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET...IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF MONMOUTH COUNTY INTO THE EVENING HOURS. IN
THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY...A MIXTURE OF
SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH LESS THAN ONE-
QUARTER INCH ICE ACCUMULATION. IN SOME AREAS IN THE
SOUTH...PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE COMPLETELY OVER TO RAIN DURING
THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

SNOW AND SLEET MAY ACCUMULATE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES IN THE
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF MONMOUTH COUNTY, ALONG WITH UP TO ONE
QUARTER INCH OF ICE POSSIBLE IN AREAS THE RECEIVE FREEZING RAIN.
FURTHER SOUTH...LITTLE IF ANY SNOW SHOULD ACCUMULATE. 

THE SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT INTO TONIGHT. IF YOU WILL BE VENTURING OUT...USE EXTRA
CARE. ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY.

$$

NJZ015-PAZ067-200500-
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081220T0500Z/
MERCER-CHESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRENTON...WEST CHESTER
1252 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

LOW PRESSURE FROM THE OHIO VALLEY WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE TODAY.

MIXED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE AREA WITH MOSTLY
SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE MOST NORTHERN AREAS
CHANGING TO RAIN AND SLEET. HOWEVER...OVER THE REST OF THE
AREA...THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN OCCASIONALLY
MIXED WITH SLEET.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY REACH AN INCH OR TWO CLOSE TO THE LEHIGH
VALLEY AND IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN MERCER COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY.
OTHERWISE... LITTLE IF ANY SNOW SHOULD ACCUMULATE. THERE COULD
ALSO BE SOME LIGHT GLAZING OF ICE OVER THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE
REGION.

THE SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT INTO TONIGHT. IF YOU WILL BE VENTURING OUT...USE EXTRA
CARE. ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY.

$$
000 
WWUS41 KPHI 192140
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
440 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-200500-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WS.A.0008.081221T0900Z-081222T0000Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081220T0500Z/
SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
440 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.

OVER 8 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE AREA. RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WAS MIXING WITH
SNOW AND SLEET IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. THIS PRECIPITATION WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS...WITH THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION 
ENDING AROUND MIDNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH A LIGHT COATING OF ICE POSSIBLE ON TOP
OF THE SNOW TONIGHT.

SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT. IF YOU WILL BE VENTURING OUT...USE EXTRA CARE. ROADS
AND WALKWAYS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY.

ANOTHER STORM IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST
SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST INTO NEW
ENGLAND BY SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN POSSIBLY MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN SUNDAY. UP TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM...ALONG WITH ONE-QUARTER INCH OF ICE.

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.

$$

NJZ007-008-PAZ060>062-200500-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WS.A.0008.081221T0900Z-081222T0000Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081220T0500Z/
WARREN-MORRIS-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...READING...
ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
440 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING
HOURS IN THE NORTH...WITH SOME RAIN POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTH. WHILE
THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL END BY MIDNIGHT...LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

A TOTAL OF 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION ARE
EXPECTED FROM THIS EVENT...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH. FARTHER TO THE
SOUTH...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MUCH LESS...WITH ONLY
1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED. A COATING OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON TOP OF THE
SNOW. THE ICE COULD ACCUMULATE UP TO ONE-QUARTER INCH.

SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT. IF YOU WILL BE VENTURING OUT...USE EXTRA CARE. ROADS
AND WALKWAYS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY.

ANOTHER STORM IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST
SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST INTO NEW
ENGLAND BY SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN POSSIBLY MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN SUNDAY. UP TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM...ALONG WITH ONE-QUARTER INCH OF ICE.

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.

$$

NJZ009-010-012-PAZ068-069-200500-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081220T0500Z/
HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN
440 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

FREEZING RAIN...MIXING WITH RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
THE AREA...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WHILE
THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL END BY MIDNIGHT...LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

A TOTAL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION ARE
EXPECTED FROM THIS EVENT...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH. ICE ACCRETIONS
UP TO ONE- HALF INCH ARE ALSO EXPECTED FROM FREEZING RAIN IN THE
NORTH.

SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT. IF YOU WILL BE VENTURING OUT...USE EXTRA CARE. ROADS
AND WALKWAYS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY.

$$

NJZ013-015-PAZ067-200500-
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081220T0500Z/
WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-CHESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...WEST CHESTER
440 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

RAIN MIXING WITH FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS. WHILE THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL END BY
MIDNIGHT...LIGHT SNOW OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OR ICE ACCRETION IS EXPECTED,
BUT EVEN JUST A TRACE OF ICE CAN CAUSE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.

FREEZING PRECIPITATION COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IF YOU WILL
BE VENTURING OUT...USE EXTRA CARE. ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BE VERY
SLIPPERY.

$$
000 
WWUS41 KPHI 200038
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
738 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-200845-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081220T0500Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.A.0008.081221T0900Z-081222T0000Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...
EASTON
738 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

ALTHOUGH THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS MOSTLY ENDED...TEMPERATURES
TONIGHT WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING. IF YOU WILL BE VENTURING
OUT...USE EXTRA CARE. ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY STILL BE VERY
SLIPPERY.

ANOTHER STORM IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST
SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST INTO NEW
ENGLAND BY SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE
AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN POSSIBLY MIX WITH SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY. UP TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM...ALONG WITH ONE-QUARTER INCH OF ICE.

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.

$$

NJZ009-010-012-PAZ068-069-200145-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081220T0500Z/
HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN
738 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

ALTHOUGH THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS MOSTLY ENDED...TEMPERATURES
TONIGHT WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING. IF YOU WILL BE VENTURING
OUT...USE EXTRA CARE. ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY STILL BE VERY
SLIPPERY.

$$

NJZ013-015-PAZ067-200145-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-081220T0500Z/
WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-CHESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...WEST CHESTER
738 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

ALTHOUGH THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS MOSTLY ENDED...TEMPERATURES
TONIGHT WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING. IF YOU WILL BE VENTURING
OUT...USE EXTRA CARE. ROADS AND WALKWAYS MAY STILL BE VERY
SLIPPERY.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 18, 3:41 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPHI28 hr
Dec 18, 4:35 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI72 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in New Jersey, 2008Winter Storm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2008Every winter storm warning in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.