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Winter Weather Advisory 9, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this winter weather advisory at Dec 25, 2012, 9:21 PM EST for 6 counties in Pennsylvania; 4 counties in New Jersey. It took effect at Dec 26, 2012, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2012, 9:21 PM EST (02:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2012, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2012, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Bucks County, PA, Chester County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Northampton County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:21 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, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 202 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
- 820 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -159 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
976 WWUS41 KPHI 260221 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 921 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 NJZ001-PAZ054-055-261100- /O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0002.121226T1700Z-121227T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0004.121226T1700Z-121227T1700Z/ SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 921 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO NOON EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR A MIXTURE OF SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO NOON EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED FOR CARBON AND MONROE COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA AND SUSSEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TWO TENTHS TO FOUR TENTHS OF AN INCH. * TIMING...SNOW SHOULD OVERSPREAD THE WARNING AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTRY MIX SHOULD THEN END LATER THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS MIGHT ALSO CAUSE SOME ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...SHOULD REMAIN AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING THROUGHOUT THE EVENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NJZ007-008-PAZ060>062-261100- /O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0009.121226T1700Z-121227T1200Z/ WARREN-MORRIS-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...READING... ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON 921 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...BERKS COUNTY, THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND WARREN AND MORRIS COUNTIES IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPES...A MIXTURE OF SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES, HIGHEST TOWARD THE POCONOS AND SUSSEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION SHOULD OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CHANGE TO SNOW AS IT BECOMES HEAVIER. PRECIPITATION WILL THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING AND TO PLAIN RAIN OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN MIGHT PERSIST DEEPER INTO THE NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN FREEZING RAIN IS OCCURRING. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S DURING PRECIPITATION, RISING SLOWLY OVERNIGHT ON WEDNESDAY. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SZATKOWSKI/GIGI
5 follow-up statements
802 WWUS41 KPHI 260832 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 332 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 NJZ001-PAZ054-055-262200- /O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0004.121226T1700Z-121227T1700Z/ SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 332 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...CARBON AND MONROE COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA AND SUSSEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A QUARTER OF AN INCH. * TIMING...SNOW SHOULD OVERSPREAD THE WARNING AREA LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES TONIGHT. THE WINTRY MIX SHOULD THEN END LATER THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS MIGHT ALSO CAUSE SOME ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NJZ007-008-PAZ060>062-262200- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0009.121226T1700Z-121227T1200Z/ WARREN-MORRIS-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...READING... ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON 332 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...BERKS COUNTY... THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND WARREN AND MORRIS COUNTIES IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPES...A MIXTURE OF SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TRACE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO PLAIN RAIN LATER THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY WHEN FREEZING RAIN IS OCCURRING. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
767 WWUS41 KPHI 262108 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 408 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 NJZ001-PAZ054-055-270515- /O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121227T1700Z/ SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 408 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...CARBON AND MONROE COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA AND SUSSEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TONIGHT. THE WINTRY MIX SHOULD THEN END LATER THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW... SLEET AND THEN FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS MIGHT ALSO CAUSE SOME ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...HALF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NJZ009-010-PAZ101-103-105-270000- /O.EXB.KPHI.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...HONEY BROOK... OXFORD...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT...PERKASIE 408 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE UPPER RARITAN BASIN IN NEW JERSEY AND THE PHILADELPHIA NORTHWEST SUBURBS. * HAZARD TYPES...A MIXTURE OF SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AROUND ONE INCH...ALONG WITH LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW IS TRANSITIONING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. AS TEMPERATURES RISE PLAIN RAIN SHOULD PREDOMINATE BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY WHEN FREEZING RAIN IS OCCURRING. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NJZ007-008-PAZ060>062-270515- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T1200Z/ WARREN-MORRIS-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...READING... ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON 408 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...BERKS COUNTY...THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND WARREN AND MORRIS COUNTIES IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPES...A MIXTURE OF SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO PLAIN RAIN LATER THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY WHEN FREEZING RAIN IS OCCURRING. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S RISING INTO THE MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ DELISI/GIGI
119 WWUS41 KPHI 270001 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 701 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 NJZ009-010-PAZ101-103-105-270115- /O.CAN.KPHI.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...HONEY BROOK... OXFORD...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT...PERKASIE 701 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK AND PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED OVER TO PLAIN RAIN. AS A RESULT, THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NJZ001-PAZ054-055-271200- /O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121227T1700Z/ SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 701 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...CARBON AND MONROE COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA AND SUSSEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TONIGHT. THE WINTRY MIX SHOULD THEN END LATER THURSDAY MORNING. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW... SLEET AND THEN FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS MIGHT IS CAUSING AND WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...HALF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NJZ007-008-PAZ060>062-271200- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T1200Z/ WARREN-MORRIS-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...READING... ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON 701 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...BERKS COUNTY...THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND WARREN AND MORRIS COUNTIES IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPES...A MIXTURE OF SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO PLAIN RAIN LATER THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY WHEN FREEZING RAIN IS OCCURRING. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S RISING INTO THE MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MEOLA/GIGI
788 WWUS41 KPHI 270830 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 330 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 NJZ001-PAZ054-055-271700- /O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121227T1700Z/ SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 330 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...THE POCONO REGION OF PENNSYLVANIA AND FAR NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPES...LINGERING LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING ALONG WITH AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THIS MORNING. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SOME SPOTS MAY PICK UP AN ADDITIONAL TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE THIS MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FROM THE ACCUMULATION OF SNOW AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER STORM WARNING COVERS THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW THAT HAVE ALREADY FALLEN ALONG WITH AN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF ICE THAT IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT THIS MORNING AT MOST LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA. && $$ NJZ007-008-PAZ060>062-271500- /O.EXT.KPHI.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T1500Z/ WARREN-MORRIS-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...READING... ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON 330 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...BERKS COUNTY AND THE LEHIGH VALLEY IN PENNSYLVANIA, AS WELL AS THE NEW JERSEY COUNTIES OF WARREN AND MORRIS. * HAZARD TYPES...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH WHERE FREEZING RAIN OCCURS. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 30S. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WHERE ICE ACCUMULATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT A LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF THE ADVISORY AREA. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND WALKWAYS, AND USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IOVINO
807 WWUS41 KPHI 271500 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1000 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 NJZ001-PAZ054-055-271600- /O.CAN.KPHI.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121227T1700Z/ SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 1000 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE THREAT OF FREEZING RAIN HAS ENDED. SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY INTO THE AFTERNOON MAY DROP UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW. $$ NJZ007-008-PAZ060>062-271600- /O.CAN.KPHI.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121227T1500Z/ WARREN-MORRIS-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...READING... ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON 1000 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE THREAT OF FREEZING RAIN HAS ENDED. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY INTO THE AFTERNOON MAY DROP A LIGHT COATING OF SNOW ON GRASSY SURFACES. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter weather advisory 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 weather advisory went out at Dec 25, 3:53 PM EST, 5 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 3:53 PM EST, 5 hours 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
353 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRENGTHENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL
SLIDE NORTHEASTWARD AND TRACK ACROSS THE DELMARVA WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INTO THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES INTO OUR AREA ON FRIDAY. ANOTHER
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO AFFECT OUR AREA OVER THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/...
SCOURING OF THE MOISTURE IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER TOOK A LITTLE LONGER
THAN EXPECTED, HENCE THE CLOUD COVER HANG AROUND LONGER THAN
EXPECTED TOO. HOWEVER...VISIBLE SAT IMAGERY SINCE ABOUT 19Z WAS
INDICATING AN ERODING CLOUD DECK THROUGHOUT THE CWA. THIS MEANS WE
SHOULD SEE A PARTLY CLOUDY SKY DURING THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE HIGH
CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM START TO MOVE IN FROM THE
SOUTHWEST DURING THE LATE OVERNIGHT HOURS. TEMPS DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS ARE EXPECTED TO DIP INTO THE LOW 20S IN THE NORTH
AND THE LOW 30S IN THE SOUTH...WHICH BASICALLY IS A GUIDANCE BLEND.
NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 5 TO 10KT RANGE WILL BEGIN TURNING TO THE
NORTHEAST BY MORNING. SOME PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEXT
SYSTEM MAY START MOVING INTO OUR DELMARVA ZONES BY MORNING...AND
SOME OF THIS PRECIPITATION COULD BE MIXED WITH SNOW OR ICE.
HOWEVER...A CHANGEOVER TO ALL RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE FAIRLY RAPID
WITH LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION BY SUNRISE.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY/...
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE ENTIRE CWA FROM
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BY ABOUT NOON TIME, WITH A MIXTURE IN THE
SOUTH AND EAST CHANGING OVER TO ALL RAIN...BUT WITH A MORE STUBBORN
RESISTANCE TO SUCH A CHANGEOVER HEADING NORTH AND WEST. WINTER STORM
WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA WHERE
TOTAL SNOW/ICE AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE CRITERIA. IF THIS
SCENARIO HOLDS TRUE AS TIME PROGRESSES...A WARNING WILL NEED TO BE
ISSUED. A WATCH HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND
ADJACENT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW JERSEY BECAUSE THE CURRENT THOUGHT
PROCESS IS THAT A MIXTURE WITH RAIN WILL KEEP TOTAL AMOUNTS DOWN
BELOW THE NEEDED CRITERIA. WINDS WILL ALSO BE INCREASING AS THE DAY
WEARS ON, AND WITH BUFKIT SOUNDINGS INDICATING 70 KT WINDS ABOVE THE
SURFACE...A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR LATER WEDNESDAY INTO
THURSDAY MORNING. WHERE PRECIPITATION FALLS AS RAIN...IT/S EXPECTED
TO FALL HEAVY AT TIMES. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PA...CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY...AND NORTHERN
DELAWARE. THE BIGGEST CONCERN RIGHT NOW IS FOR SMALL STREAMS AND
TRIBUTARY STREAMS TO THE LARGER RIVERS (SUCH AS THE NESHAMINY)...BUT
IF ENOUGH RAIN FALLS...THE SCHUYLKILL AND RARITAN COULD SEE PROBLEMS
TOO. WITH AN EASTERLY FLOW AND THE APPROACHING FULL MOON...TIDAL
FLOODING IS A CONCERN. SEE TIDAL SECTION BELOW. AS IF ALL THIS ISN/T
ENOUGH...THUNDERSTORMS ARE A THREAT ON THE DELMARVA WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SPC KEEPS US UNDER THE GENERAL THUNDERSTORM
CATEGORY, WITH AN AREA OF SLIGHT RISK TO OUR SOUTH. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS HAS BEEN PLACED IN THE WEATHER GRIDS FOR WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
THIS PERIOD BEGINS WITH SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SHIFTING TO THE
DELMARVA REGION AND PRECIPITATION FALLING EVERYWHERE. TEMPERATURE
PROFILES SHOW RAIN ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN AND THE I-95 CORRIDOR
WITH A RAIN AND SNOW MIX ACROSS THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND PRETTY MUCH
ALL SNOW ACROSS THE POCONOS AND NORTHWEST NJ. AS WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WEARS ON, LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN AND
I-95 CORRIDOR. BUT ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN ZONES, SOUNDINGS SHOW A
DECREASE IN MOISTURE ABOVE -10C. THIS SHOULD TRANSITION THE SNOW TO
A LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. THE WINTER STORM WATCHES
WHICH ARE CURRENTLY UP WILL REMAIN IN PLACE.
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO PICK UP ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG
EASTERLY LOW-LEVEL JET DEVELOPS. FORECAST SOUNDING SHOW 60-70 KT
BETWEEN 2.5 AND 5K FEET. WHILE MIXING WON'T BE VERY EFFICIENT, WE
SHOULD STILL SEE WINDS INCREASE AT THE SURFACE LIKE WE DID ON
DECEMBER 20TH AND 21ST. WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED.
THUNDER HAS BEEN ADDED FOR THE SOUTHERN ZONES WEDNESDAY EVENING.
ON THURSDAY, THE SURFACE LOW BEGINS TO PULL AWAY. SOME REMNANT
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED IN THE MORNING.
A MID-LEVEL SHORT WAVE RIDGE AND SURFACE HIGH ARE FORECAST TO BE IN
PLACE ON FRIDAY.
THE HIGHS BREAK DOWN QUICKLY WHICH ALLOWS ANOTHER LOW TO APPROACH
FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. THIS LOW IS FORECAST TO TAKE A MORE
OFFSHORE APPROACH/TRACK. THERMAL PROFILES AT THIS TIME LOOK SLIGHTLY
COOLER VS THE WED/WEDNESDAY NIGHT SYSTEM. THE RESULT COULD LEAD TO
MORE REAL ESTATE SEEING SNOW.
THE LOW PULLS OFF TO THE EAST ON SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE TRIES TO MOVE
INTO THE REGION ON MONDAY OR TUESDAY, BUT ITS PROGRESS WILL BE SLOW
WITH THE LOW IN FRONT OF IT SLOWING AND DEEPENING.
TEMPS THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL BE AT OR BELOW NORMAL.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
NOW THAT THE STUBBORN CLOUD DECK HAS ERODED AWAY...VFR CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL VEER
TO THE NORTH...THEN TO THE NORTHEAST BY MORNING. FOR THE MOST
PART...WINDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 8 KNOTS TONIGHT. CONDITIONS GO
DOWNHILL WEDNESDAY MORNING AS CLOUDS LOWER AND PRECIPITATION BEGINS
WITH THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING IN. VFR CONDITIONS WILL
OVERSPREAD THE TAF SITES FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AS THE DAY
WEARS ON. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED LATE IN THE DAY
ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST (KACY AND KMIV).
OUTLOOK...
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...IFR/LIFR. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 KT POSSIBLE AT
THE SURFACE. 60 TO 70 KT JUST OFF THE SURFACE WILL LIKELY CAUSE
SOME WIND SHEAR. RAIN AT MOST OF THE TERMINALS. KABE AND KRDG
COULD SEE SOME SLEET OT SNOW.
THURSDAY...CONDITIONS IMPROVING TO VFR. NORTHWEST WINDS 15-20 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS.
FRIDAY...VFR WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE .
SATURDAY...VFR TO START, THEN BECOMING MVFR/IFR BY AFTERNOON WITH
SNOW/SLEET AT MOST F NOT ALL THE TERMINALS.
SUNDAY...CONDITIONS IMPROVING TO VFR WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS.
&&
.MARINE...
RELATIVELY QUIET CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THE OCEAN AND BAY WATERS
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, BUT THINGS GO DOWNHILL ON WEDNESDAY AS
THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. NW WINDS EARLY THIS
EVENING IN THE 10 KT RANGE WILL VEER TO THE NORTH...THEN NORTHEAST
BY MORNING...WITH SPEEDS INCREASING TO AROUND 30 KT DURING THE
MORNING HOURS...AND IN THE 30 TO 35 KT RANGE LATE IN THE DAY. SEAS
ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO OVER TEN FEET DURING THE AFTERNOON. GALE
WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED.
OUTLOOK...
GALE WARNINGS WILL BE UP AT THE START OF THIS PERIOD (WEDNESDAY
NIGHT). A STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ADDED FOR THE NORTHERN OCEAN WATERS
FOR THE SAME TIME FRAME AS FORECAST SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO SHOW 50+
KT ARE POSSIBLE.
THERE COULD BE A LULL IN THE WINDS FOR A TIME EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING, BEFORE SOME CAA KICKS IN AND ALLOWS FOR IMPROVED MIXING
ONCE AGAIN AS THE WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT
GALES ARE REACHED AGAIN DURING THURSDAY.
THE NEXT STORM IS THEN SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE OVER THE WEEKEND.
ADDITIONAL HEADLINES LOOK TO BE NEEDED WITH THIS STORM.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
1.5 TO 2.0 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED OVER THE
FORECAST AREA INTO THURSDAY MORNING, WITH THE BULK OF THIS
PRECIPITATION EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE AREA OF MOST CONCERN FOR FLOODING
IS SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...ADJACENT AREAS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY...AND NORTHERN DELAWARE. ALL SMALL STREAMS
IN THIS AREA ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING GIVEN RECENT RAINFALL HISTORY,
AND SOME OF THE TRIBUTARY STREAMS SUCH AS THE NESHAMINY...PERKIOMEN...
AND ASSUNPINK CREEKS COULD SEE FLOODING TOO. FOR ALL THESE REASONS
A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED. THERE IS ALSO A CONCERN FOR RIVER
FLOODING ALONG THE SCHUYLKILL AND RARITAN AND WE WILL NEED TO KEEP
A WATCH FOR SUCH A DEVELOPMENT. ANY FLOODING THAT MIGHT DEVELOP
ALONG THESE RIVERS LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD BE MINOR BASED ON CURRENT
RAINFALL FORECASTS.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
WE HAVE DECIDED TO ISSUE A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR THE NORTHERN HALF
OF THE NEW JERSEY OCEANIC WATERS AND ALSO ALONG THE RARITAN BAY FOR
THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS IS WHERE THE
ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE STRONGEST AND ALSO PERSIST THE
LONGEST. ELSEWHERE USING LOCAL STUDY GUIDANCE AS WELL AS LOOKING AT
THE BOFS AND STEVENS INSTITUTE INFO, THE GENERAL MODEL CONSENSUS IS
FOR MINOR TIDAL FLOODING TO OCCUR. ALONG THE REST OF OCEANIC COASTAL
NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE AS WELL AS DELAWARE BAY, THIS WOULD FAVOR
THE EVENING HIGH TIDE CYCLE ON WEDNESDAY. WE ARE BENEFITING FROM
THIS BEING THE LOWER OF THE TWO HIGH TIDE CYCLES AND WE WOULD NEED
AROUND A 3.5 FOOT DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL FOR MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING
TO START. ALONG THE TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER, WE WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR
HYBRID MODERATE FLOODING BECAUSE OF THE HEAVY RAIN EXACERBATING THE
TIDAL EFFECTS. GUIDANCE IS GIVING US WIDESPREAD MINOR WITH THE
OVERNIGHT HIGH TIDE CYCLE ON THE 26TH FOR THE TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER.
THE PREVAILING WINDS ARE NOT UP THE BAY AS WAS THE CASE LAST WEEK.
ALONG CHESAPEAKE BAY, TIDAL FLOODING, EVEN MINOR, APPEARS IFFIER AS
WINDS WILL RAMP UP THE LEAST THERE AND THE FLOW WONT BE UP THE BAY
AS EFFICIENTLY AS IT WAS WITH THE LAST EVENT. THE SAME CAN BE SAID
FOR THE DELAWARE BAY AND TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER. THE PRODUCTS ARE
BASED ON A TIMING CLOSER TO THE FASTER GFS AND ECMWF. SOME OF THE
MORE ROBUST OFS/HOPS GUIDANCE APPEARS TIED TO THE SLOWER WRF-NMMB
AND IF IT COMES TO FRUITION WOULD NECESSITATE AN EXPANSION OF
MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING POTENTIAL.
&&
.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...FLOOD WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
FOR PAZ070-071-101>106.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING FOR PAZ054-055.
NJ...FLOOD WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NJZ008>010-012-015-017>019.
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING FOR NJZ012>014-020-026.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING FOR NJZ001.
DE...FLOOD WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
FOR DEZ001.
MD...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
ANZ430-431-452>455.
STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR ANZ450-451.
GALE WARNING FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR ANZ450-451.
&&
SYNOPSIS...KRUZDLO
NEAR TERM...MIKETTA
SHORT TERM...MIKETTA
LONG TERM...KRUZDLO
AVIATION...MIKETTA/KRUZDLO
MARINE...MIKETTA/KRUZDLO
HYDROLOGY...MIKETTA
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...GIGIHazardous weather outlook, Dec 25, 9:21 PM EST, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 921 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 NJZ001-PAZ054-055-270230- SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE- 921 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO NOON EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NJZ008-270230- MORRIS- 921 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NJZ007-PAZ060>062-270230- WARREN-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- 921 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NJZ009-270230- HUNTERDON- 921 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. A PERIOD OF SNOW AND SLEET IS ANTICIPATED WEDNESDAY, WITH SOME MINOR ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR SOME FREEZING RAIN NORTH. IN ADDITION, EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS COULD GUST TO 30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES WEDNESDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NJZ010-015-PAZ101>106-270230- SOMERSET-MERCER-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY- EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- 921 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. A PERIOD OF SNOW AND SLEET IS ANTICIPATED WEDNESDAY, WITH SOME MINOR ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION, EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS COULD GUST TO 30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES WEDNESDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NJZ012-270230- MIDDLESEX- 921 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. COASTAL FLOOD WATCH. IN ADDITION, EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS COULD GUST TO 40 TO 45 MPH AT TIMES WEDNESDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DEZ001-NJZ017>019-PAZ070-071-270230- NEW CASTLE-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE- PHILADELPHIA- 921 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN DELAWARE...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS BECOMING LIKELIER WITH THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES OVERNIGHT ON WEDNESDAY AND OR AROUND NOON ON THURSDAY. PLEASE LOOK FOR FUTURE ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS IF NECESSARY. IN ADDITION, EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS COULD GUST 30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES WEDNESDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NJZ016-270230- SALEM- 921 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS BECOMING LIKELIER WITH THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES OVERNIGHT ON WEDNESDAY AND OR AROUND NOON ON THURSDAY. PLEASE LOOK FOR FUTURE ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS. IN ADDITION, EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS COULD GUST 30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES WEDNESDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NJZ013-014-020-026-270230- WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN- 921 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. COASTAL FLOOD WATCH. HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION, EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS COULD GUST TO AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES WEDNESDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DEZ002>004-NJZ021>025-027-270230- KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- 921 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE...SOUTHERN DELAWARE AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS BECOMING LIKELIER WITH THE EVENING HIGH TIDE CYCLE ON WEDNESDAY WITH A LOWER CHANCE DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE ON THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION, EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS COULD GUST TO 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES WEDNESDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MDZ008-012-015-019-020-270230- CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE- 921 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MARYLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR MINOR TIDAL FLOODING WITH THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES OVERNIGHT ON WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION, EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS COULD GUST TO 30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES WEDNESDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ430-431-452>455-270230- 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 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- 921 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ450-451-270230- 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- 921 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 9:21 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 37 hr |
| Dec 26, 2:45 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | PHI | Delaware, Philadelphia | 19 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:26 AM EST | Storm Warning | PHI | 22 hr | |
| Dec 26, 3:40 AM EST | Wind Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Middlesex, Monmouth and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Dec 26, 2:45 PM EST | Coastal Flood Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Monmouth | 19 hr |
| Dec 26, 2:45 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | PHI | Ocean | 19 hr |
| Dec 26, 2:51 PM EST | High Wind Warning | PHI | Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean | 10 hr |
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Sources
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