Alert archive / New Jersey / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009

Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

December 18, 20094 states

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this winter storm warning at Dec 18, 2009, 4:40 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Dec 19, 2009, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 26 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, 2009, 4:40 AM EST (09:40 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 19, 2009, 1:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 20, 2009, 2:49 AM EST
In force
26 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
All 31 counties

Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Carbon County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:39 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

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 219 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2009-12-18Temperature 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 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2009-12-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 27 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
1761 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
79 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 180940
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
440 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...HEAVY SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO POTENTIALLY AFFECT OUR AREA
FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL
MOVE TO THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST BY SATURDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN
MOVE NORTHEASTWARD TO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES ON SUNDAY. THIS STORM
HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS A GOOD
PART OF THE REGION.

DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016>027-PAZ070-071-182030-
/O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0007.091219T0600Z-091220T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0006.091219T0600Z-091220T1100Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-
CAROLINE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-
CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
440 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVY AT TIMES AS
THE STORM MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO THE NEW JERSEY AND
DELAWARE COASTS.

WARMER AIR MAY PUSH IN FROM THE OCEAN AND CAUSE A MIX OR CHANGE
TO PLAIN RAIN ALONG THE COAST... KEEPING SNOW AMOUNTS LESS THAN
AREAS JUST INLAND. HOWEVER... AS THE STORM PULLS AWAY EVEN THESE
LOCATIONS MAY CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW AND POTENTIALLY RECEIVE
HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS.

ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING
AREA, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THESE TOTALS ARE HIGHLY
DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK OF THE STORM. IF THE LOW MOVES MORE TO THE
WEST, AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHER. A MORE EASTWARD TRACK WOULD YIELD
LOWER ACCUMULATIONS.

THE SNOW SHOULD FALL HEAVY AT TIMES... WHICH WHEN COMBINED WITH
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS... MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. THIS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED CLOSER TO AT
ALONG THE COAST.

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.

$$

DEZ004-182030-
/O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0007.091219T0600Z-091220T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0013.091219T0600Z-091220T1100Z/
DELAWARE BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...REHOBOTH BEACH
440 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM
EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY ..WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM
EST SUNDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. WARMER AIR
SHOULD PUSH IN FROM THE OCEAN AND CAUSE A MIX OR CHANGE TO PLAIN
RAIN...KEEPING SNOW AMOUNTS LESS THAN AREAS JUST INLAND.

HOWEVER... AS THE STORM PULLS THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE BACK
TO ALL SNOW.

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

$$

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-061-062-182030-
/O.EXA.KPHI.WS.A.0007.091219T0600Z-091220T1100Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
440 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH EARLY
SATURDAY. THE SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY. THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL THIS WEEKEND.

THE SNOW COULD FALL HEAVY AT TIMES... WHICH MAY COMBINE WITH
GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. THIS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT. 

THERE IS STILL CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE TRACK OF THIS
DEVELOPING STORM. IF A MORE WESTWARD TRACK MATERIALIZES, SNOW
AMOUNTS COULD REACH WARNING CRITERIA IN THE WATCH AREA. A MORE
EASTWARD TRACK WOULD YIELD LIGHTER AMOUNTS.

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>015-PAZ060-067>069-182030-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.A.0007.091219T0600Z-091220T1100Z/
HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-
MERCER-BERKS-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...READING...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN
440 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH EARLY
SATURDAY. THE SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY. THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL THIS WEEKEND.

THE SNOW COULD FALL HEAVY AT TIMES... WHICH MAY COMBINE WITH
GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. THIS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD BE ACROSS AREAS CLOSER
TO THE COAST.

THERE IS STILL CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE TRACK OF THIS
DEVELOPING STORM. IF A MORE WESTWARD TRACK MATERIALIZES, SNOW
AMOUNTS COULD REACH WARNING CRITERIA IN THE WATCH AREA. A MORE
EASTWARD TRACK WOULD YIELD LIGHTER AMOUNTS.

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.

$$
10 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS41 KPHI 181537
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1037 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...HEAVY SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO POTENTIALLY AFFECT OUR AREA
FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF ALABAMA WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH
CAROLINA COAST BY SATURDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD TO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES ON SUNDAY. THIS STORM HAS
THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS A GOOD PART
OF THE REGION.

DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016>027-PAZ070-071-182345-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.091219T0600Z-091220T1100Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-
CAROLINE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-
CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
1037 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVY AT TIMES AS
THE STORM MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO THE NEW JERSEY AND
DELAWARE COASTS.

WARMER AIR MAY PUSH IN FROM THE OCEAN AND CAUSE A MIX OR CHANGE
TO PLAIN RAIN ALONG THE COAST...KEEPING SNOW AMOUNTS LESS THAN
AREAS JUST INLAND. HOWEVER...AS THE STORM PULLS AWAY EVEN THESE
LOCATIONS MAY CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW AND POTENTIALLY RECEIVE
HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS.

ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THESE TOTALS ARE
HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK OF THE STORM. IF THE LOW MOVES MORE
TO THE WEST... AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHER. A MORE EASTWARD TRACK WOULD
YIELD LOWER ACCUMULATIONS.

THE SNOW SHOULD FALL HEAVY AT TIMES...WHICH WHEN COMBINED WITH
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. THIS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED CLOSER TO AT
ALONG THE COAST.

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.

$$

DEZ004-182345-
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0013.091219T0600Z-091220T1100Z/
DELAWARE BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...REHOBOTH BEACH
1037 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY
TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. WARMER AIR
SHOULD PUSH IN FROM THE OCEAN AND CAUSE A MIX OR CHANGE TO PLAIN
RAIN...KEEPING SNOW AMOUNTS LESS THAN AREAS JUST INLAND.

HOWEVER... AS THE STORM PULLS THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE
BACK TO ALL SNOW.

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

$$

NJZ001-007>010-012>015-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>069-182345-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.A.0007.091219T0600Z-091220T1100Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-
LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...
TRENTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...
BETHLEHEM...EASTON...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN
1037 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ON
SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY.
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL THIS WEEKEND.

THE SNOW COULD FALL HEAVY AT TIMES... WHICH MAY COMBINE WITH
GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. THIS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT.

THERE IS STILL CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE TRACK OF THIS
DEVELOPING STORM. IF A MORE WESTWARD TRACK MATERIALIZES...SNOW
AMOUNTS COULD REACH WARNING CRITERIA IN THE WATCH AREA. A MORE
EASTWARD TRACK WOULD YIELD LIGHTER AMOUNTS.

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

$$

GIGI
000 
WWUS41 KPHI 181814
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
114 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...HEAVY SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO POTENTIALLY AFFECT OUR AREA
FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN FLORIDA WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH
CAROLINA COAST BY SATURDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD TO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES ON SUNDAY. THIS STORM HAS
THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS A GOOD PART
OF THE REGION.

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-190400-
/O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0007.091219T0600Z-091220T1100Z/
/O.EXB.KPHI.WS.W.0006.091219T1100Z-091220T1100Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...
EASTON
114 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY
TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ON
SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY.
THERE IS THE LIKELIHOOD FOR A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL THIS WEEKEND.
ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD AVERAGE 4 TO 8 INCHES.

THE SNOW COULD FALL HEAVY AT TIMES... WHICH MAY COMBINE WITH
GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. THIS MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT.

THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE TRACK OF THIS DEVELOPING
STORM. IF A MORE WESTWARD TRACK MATERIALIZES...HIGHER AMOUNTS
COULD OCCUR. A MORE EASTWARD TRACK WOULD YIELD LIGHTER AMOUNTS.

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

$$

DEZ004-190400-
/O.UPG.KPHI.WW.Y.0013.091219T0600Z-091220T1100Z/
/O.EXA.KPHI.WS.W.0006.091219T0600Z-091220T1100Z/
DELAWARE BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...REHOBOTH BEACH
114 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY
TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. WARMER AIR
SHOULD PUSH IN FROM THE OCEAN AND CAUSE A MIX OR CHANGE TO PLAIN
RAIN...KEEPING SNOW AMOUNTS LESS THAN AREAS JUST INLAND.

HOWEVER... AS THE STORM PULLS THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE
BACK TO ALL SNOW WITH FINAL ACCUMULATIONS REACHING 6 TO 8 INCHES.

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

$$

NJZ009-010-012>015-PAZ067>069-190400-
/O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0007.091219T0600Z-091220T1100Z/
/O.EXA.KPHI.WS.W.0006.091219T0600Z-091220T1100Z/
HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-
MERCER-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN
114 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM
EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ON
SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY.
THERE IS A LIKELIHOOD FOR A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL THIS WEEKEND WITH
FINAL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES LIKELY.

THE SNOW COULD FALL HEAVY AT TIMES... WHICH MAY COMBINE WITH
GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT.

THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE TRACK OF THIS DEVELOPING
STORM. IF A MORE WESTWARD TRACK MATERIALIZES...SNOW AMOUNTS COULD
BE HIGHER. A MORE EASTWARD TRACK WOULD YIELD LIGHTER AMOUNTS.
 
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.

$$

DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016>027-PAZ070-071-190400-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.091219T0600Z-091220T1100Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-
CAROLINE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-
CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
114 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVY AT TIMES AS
THE STORM MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO THE NEW JERSEY AND
DELAWARE COASTS.

WARMER AIR MAY PUSH IN FROM THE OCEAN AND MAY CAUSE A MIX OR
CHANGE TO PLAIN RAIN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST...KEEPING SNOW
AMOUNTS LESS THAN AREAS JUST INLAND. HOWEVER...AS THE STORM PULLS
AWAY EVEN THESE LOCATIONS WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW AND
POTENTIALLY RECEIVE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS.

ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY IN THE WARNING
AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THESE TOTALS ARE HIGHLY
DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK OF THE STORM. IF THE LOW MOVES MORE TO THE
WEST...AMOUNTS COULD STILL BE HIGHER. A MORE EASTWARD TRACK WOULD
YIELD LOWER ACCUMULATIONS.

THE SNOW SHOULD FALL HEAVY AT TIMES...WHICH WHEN COMBINED WITH
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
CLOSER TO AT ALONG THE COAST.

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.

$$


HEAVENER/GIGI
000 
WWUS41 KPHI 182112
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
412 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN NORTHERN FLORIDA EARLY THIS EVENING WILL
MOVE TO THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST BY SATURDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN
MOVE NORTHEASTWARD TO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SUNDAY. THIS STORM
WILL PRODUCE A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION, AND GUSTY
WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ009-010-012>027-PAZ067>071-
191000-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.091219T0600Z-091220T1100Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-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-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...
SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...
CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...
HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
412 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY MORNING. 
A STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 14 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THE TIME
THIS STORM ENDS. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES RIGHT ALONG
THE COAST, WHICH WILL TEND TO HOLD THE SNOW AMOUNTS DOWN FOR A
TIME. A CHANGE IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM HOWEVER WILL ALTER THE
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.

THE SNOW, HEAVY AT TIMES, COMBINED WITH NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS
OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIND GUSTS CLOSER TO AND AT THE COAST
COULD GUST UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM.
THE ACCUMULATING SNOW, STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WITH
GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

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

$$

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-191000-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.091219T1100Z-091220T1100Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...
EASTON
412 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH
SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL FALL MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. A STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY
THE TIME THIS STORM ENDS. A CHANGE IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM HOWEVER
WILL ALTER THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.

THE SNOW COMBINED WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
THE ACCUMULATING SNOW, WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE
DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WITH
REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

HEAVENER/GIGI/GORSE
000 
WWUS41 KPHI 190638
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
138 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT
WITH HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...

.A STORM OFF THE CAROLINA COAST EARLY THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE
TO INTENSIFY AS IT HEADS NORTHEAST PASSING TO THE EAST OF THE
MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT. 

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ009-010-012>027-PAZ067>071-
191700-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1100Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-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-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...
SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...
CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...
HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
138 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. 

SNOW WILL FALL THROUGHOUT THE REGION TODAY. THE SNOWFALL RATE
WILL INCREASE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES. DUE
TO THE FROZEN GROUND, ANY SNOW THAT FALLS WILL ACCUMULATE. BY LATE
MORNING, THE SNOW WILL BE FALLING HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW COULD
ACCUMULATE AT THE RATE OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR AT TIMES THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AT THE PEAK OF THE STORM. STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE 10 TO 18 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
ARE EXPECTED IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, INLAND DELAWARE AND
NORTHEAST MARYLAND AND SOME AREAS COULD SEE 20 INCHES.

HOWEVER, ALONG THE COAST OF DELAWARE, RAIN IS FORECAST THIS
MORNING. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW
ACCUMULATION ON THE DELAWARE COAST IS FORECAST TO BE 4 TO 6
INCHES.

THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...COMBINED WITH NORTHEAST TO NORTH
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD
OCCUR. 

WINDS ALONG THE COAST COULD GUST UP TO 50 MPH DURING THE HEIGHT
OF THE STORM. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND TRAVEL SHOULD
BE AVOIDED.

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

$$

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-191700-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.091219T1100Z-091220T1100Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...
EASTON
138 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY. 

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH THIS MORNING. 
THE SNOW WILL FALL MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THIS EVENING
BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN
INCH OR TWO AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. A FOOT OF SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE
EXCEPT IN THE POCONOS AND NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY WHERE 4 TO 8 INCHES
ARE FORECAST.

THE SNOW COMBINED WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
THE ACCUMULATING SNOW... WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE
DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

RNS
000 
WWUS41 KPHI 191103
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
603 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT
WITH HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...

.A STORM OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT HEADS NORTHEAST PASSING TO THE EAST OF
THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT.

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ009-010-012>027-PAZ067>071-
191900-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1100Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-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-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...
SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...
CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...
HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
603 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. 

SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3
INCHES AN HOUR POSSIBLE. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE
12 TO 20 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN PARTS OF
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY... INLAND DELAWARE AND NORTHEAST MARYLAND.

HOWEVER... ALONG THE COAST OF DELAWARE... RAIN IS FORECAST THIS
MORNING. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW
ACCUMULATION ON THE DELAWARE COAST IS FORECAST TO BE 4 TO
6 INCHES.

THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...COMBINED WITH NORTHEAST TO NORTH
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD
OCCUR.

WINDS ALONG THE COAST COULD GUST UP TO 50 MPH DURING THE HEIGHT
OF THE STORM AND A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE ACCUMULATING
SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GREATLY REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

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

$$

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-191900-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1100Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...
EASTON
603 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. 

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH THIS MORNING. THE
SNOW WILL FALL MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THIS EVENING
BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN
INCH OR TWO AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. A FOOT OF SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE
EXCEPT IN THE POCONOS AND NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY WHERE 4 TO
8 INCHES ARE FORECAST.

THE SNOW COMBINED WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
THE ACCUMULATING SNOW... WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE
DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

RNS
000 
WWUS41 KPHI 191531
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1031 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT
WITH HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...

.A STORM OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE
TO INTENSIFY AS IT HEADS NORTHEAST PASSING TO THE EAST OF THE
MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT.

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ009-010-012>027-PAZ067>071-
200000-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1100Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-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-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...
SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...
CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...
HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
1031 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. 

SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY WITH RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
AN HOUR POSSIBLE. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE 12 TO 20
INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW
JERSEY... INLAND DELAWARE AND NORTHEAST MARYLAND.

HOWEVER... ALONG THE COAST OF DELAWARE... RAIN IS FORECASTED WHERE
TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO
SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES DROP. SNOW ACCUMULATION ON THE
DELAWARE COAST IS FORECAST TO BE 4 TO 6 INCHES.

THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...COMBINED WITH NORTHEAST TO NORTH
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD
OCCUR.

WINDS ALONG THE COAST COULD GUST UP TO 50 MPH DURING THE HEIGHT
OF THE STORM AND A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE
ACCUMULATING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE
DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GREATLY REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

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

$$

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-200000-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1100Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...
EASTON
1031 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. 

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH TODAY. THE
SNOWFALL WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE
TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR
TWO AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. A FOOT OF SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE EXCEPT
IN THE POCONOS AND NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY WHERE 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
FORECAST.

THE SNOW COMBINED WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
THE ACCUMULATING SNOW... WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE
DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$


RNS/HEAVENER
000 
WWUS41 KPHI 192015
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
315 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT
WITH HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...

.AN INTENSIFYING STORM SYSTEM OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST WILL
CONTINUE ON ITS NORTHEAST TRACK PASSING JUST TO THE EAST OF THE
MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT.

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ012>027-PAZ067-070-071-
200600-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1100Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-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-CHESTER-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...WEST CHESTER...MEDIA...
PHILADELPHIA
315 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. 

SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY WITH RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
AN HOUR POSSIBLE. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE 14 TO 21
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS, POSSIBLY REACHING TWO FEET. THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND
WILL TAPER OFF TO THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE DELMARVA REGION.

HOWEVER...ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS OF DELAWARE AND
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, RAIN IS STILL EXPECTED TO FALL FOR A FEW MORE
HOURS BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING.
SNOWFALL TOTALS ALONG THE COAST ARE FORECASTED TO BE SLIGHTLY LESS
THAN INTERIOR SECTIONS.

THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...COMBINED WITH NORTHEAST TO NORTH
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD
OCCUR.

WINDS ALONG THE COAST COULD GUST UP TO 50 MPH DURING THE HEIGHT
OF THE STORM AND A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE
ACCUMULATING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE
DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GREATLY REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

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

$$

NJZ001-007>010-PAZ060>062-068-069-200600-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1100Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...
EASTON...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN
315 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD TO THE NORTH AS THE LOW PRESSURE
OFFSHORE INTENSIFIES FURTHER. THE SNOWFALL WILL BE MODERATE TO
HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR TWO AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. STORM
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECASTED TO BE 7 TO 14 INCHES WITH THE
HIGHER AMOUNTS FALLING NEAR AND ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR.

THE SNOW COMBINED WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
THE ACCUMULATING SNOW... WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE
DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

PAZ054-055-200600-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1100Z/
CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
315 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. 

DRY AIR FROM THE NORTHWEST HAS FINALLY ERODED ALLOWING THE SNOW TO
REACH THE GROUND. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOWFALL WILL
BE MODERATE AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR TWO AN HOUR POSSIBLE.
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECASTED TO 4 TO 7 INCHES WITH THE
HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS RECEIVING THE MOST.

THE SNOW COMBINED WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
THE ACCUMULATING SNOW... WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE
DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$


HEAVENER/GIGI
000 
WWUS41 KPHI 200303
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1003 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT
WITH HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...

.THE STORM SYSTEM THAT FORMED OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST TODAY
HAS MOVED FURTHER TO THE NORTHEAST AND FURTHER OFFSHORE. THIS
MOTION WILL CONTINUE ON THIS TRACK THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

PAZ054-055-060-200415-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1100Z/
CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING
1003 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

THE MASSIVE LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO PULL FURTHER FROM THE
REGION AND WILL BEGIN TO WIND DOWN ITS SNOWFALL OVER THE FAR
WESTERN COUNTIES. THERE IS STILL A CHANCE THAT COUNTIES MAY
RECEIVE ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF SNOW TONIGHT BUT THE HEAVIEST WILL
REMAIN WELL TO THE EAST. VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE AND SNOWFALL
RATES WILL LESSEN OVERNIGHT.

ONCE THE LOW COMPLETELY WRAPS UP, WINDS WILL SHIFT AROUND TO THE
NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH ALLOWING ANY OF THE ACCUMULATED SNOW TO
CONTINUE TO BLOW AND DRIFT.

$$

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ012>027-PAZ067-070-071-
201100-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1100Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-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-CHESTER-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...WEST CHESTER...MEDIA...
PHILADELPHIA
1003 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. 

SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT WITH RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AN
HOUR POSSIBLE. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE 14 TO 21
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... POSSIBLY REACHING TWO FEET.
THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY
AND WILL TAPER OFF TO THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE DELMARVA REGION.

THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH A FEW HEAVIER
SNOW BANDS SETTING UP ACROSS THE REGION. SNOWFALLS COMBINED WITH
NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH
WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

THE ACCUMULATING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GREATLY
REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

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

$$

NJZ001-007>010-PAZ061-062-068-069-201100-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1100Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN
1003 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. 

SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND MAY BE
MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR TWO AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE.
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECASTED TO BE 7 TO 14 INCHES WITH
THE HIGHER AMOUNTS FALLING NEAR AND ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR.

THE SNOW COMBINED WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
THE ACCUMULATING SNOW... WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE
DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$


HEAVENER
000 
WWUS41 KPHI 200620
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
120 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT
WITH HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...

.THE STORM SYSTEM THAT FORMED OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST TODAY
HAS MOVED FURTHER TO THE NORTHEAST AND FURTHER OFFSHORE. THIS
MOTION WILL CONTINUE ON THIS TRACK THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-015>019-021>025-
027-PAZ061-062-067>071-200730-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1100Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-
SOMERSET-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...
CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
120 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW HAS BECOME LIGHT OR ENDED. IN AREAS STILL GETTING SNOW, UP TO
AN INCH ADDITION SNOW MAY STILL ACCUMULATE.

DUE TO THE RECENT SNOW, TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE
NIGHT. 

$$

NJZ012>014-020-026-201100-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1100Z/
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...
JACKSON...LONG BEACH ISLAND
120 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY
THIS MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF AND BECOME LIGHT BY SUNRISE. HOWEVER, SOME
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES MAY YET OCCUR. STORM
TOTAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE 14 TO 21 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

THE ACCUMULATING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GREATLY
REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

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

$$

RNS
000 
WWUS41 KPHI 200749
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
249 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009


NJZ012>014-020-026-200900-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1100Z/
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...
JACKSON...LONG BEACH ISLAND
249 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED. HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE SOME LINGERING LIGHT
SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING WHICH MIGHT LEAVE AN ADDITIONAL INCH
ACCUMULATION BY SUNRISE.

TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW LEFT ON ROADS.

$$

RNS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 18, 2:29 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHIKent, New Castle, Sussex36 hr
Dec 18, 4:40 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPHISussex9 hr
Dec 18, 4:10 PM ESTCoastal Flood WarningPHISussex22 hr
Dec 18, 4:10 PM ESTHigh Surf AdvisoryPHISussex34 hr
Dec 18, 2:24 AM ESTGale WarningPHI26 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in New Jersey, 2009Winter Storm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2009Winter Storm Warnings in Maryland, 2009Every winter storm warning in 2009

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.