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Low Water Advisory 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this low water advisory at Feb 27, 2014, 3:04 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 27, 2014, 11:00 PM EST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2014, 3:04 AM EST (08:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2014, 11:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2014, 5:49 AM EST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
192 WHUS71 KPHI 270804 MWWPHI URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 304 AM EST THU FEB 27 2014 ANZ450>455-272100- /O.CON.KPHI.GL.W.0008.140227T2100Z-140228T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.LO.Y.0002.140228T0400Z-140228T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.UP.Y.0006.140228T0400Z-140228T1400Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 304 AM EST THU FEB 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A LOW WATER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY. A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. * SEAS...3 TO 5 FEET. * FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY. * WATER LEVELS...LOW WATER LEVELS WILL OCCUR AROUND LOW TIDE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. LOW TIDE OCCURS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 1 AM FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. MARINERS ARE URGED TO ENSURE THEIR LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT REMAINS FREE OF ICE AND THAT THEIR FIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITIES ARE NOT IMPACTED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ430-431-272100- /O.CON.KPHI.GL.W.0008.140227T2100Z-140228T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.UP.Y.0006.140228T0400Z-140228T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.LO.Y.0002.140228T0500Z-140228T1100Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- 304 AM EST THU FEB 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY. A LOW WATER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS LOW WATER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. * SEAS...2 TO 4 FEET. * FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY. * WATER LEVELS...LOW WATER LEVELS WILL OCCUR AROUND LOW TIDE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. LOW TIDE OCCURS BETWEEN 1 AM AND 4 AM FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. MARINERS ARE URGED TO ENSURE THEIR LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT REMAINS FREE OF ICE AND THAT THEIR FIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITIES ARE NOT IMPACTED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$
4 follow-up statements
603 WHUS71 KPHI 272028 MWWPHI URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 328 PM EST THU FEB 27 2014 ANZ450>455-281100- /O.CON.KPHI.GL.W.0008.140227T2100Z-140228T1100Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.LO.Y.0002.140228T0400Z-140228T0900Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.UP.Y.0006.140228T0400Z-140228T1400Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 328 PM EST THU FEB 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...OCEAN WATERS ADJACENT TO SOUTHERN DELAWARE UP TO SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. * SEAS...3 TO 5 FEET. * FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY. * WATER LEVELS...LOW WATER LEVELS WILL OCCUR AROUND LOW TIDE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. LOW TIDE OCCURS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 1 AM FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. MARINERS ARE URGED TO ENSURE THEIR LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT REMAINS FREE OF ICE AND THAT THEIR FIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITIES ARE NOT IMPACTED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ430-431-281100- /O.CON.KPHI.GL.W.0008.140227T2100Z-140228T1100Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.UP.Y.0006.140228T0400Z-140228T1400Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.LO.Y.0002.140228T0500Z-140228T1100Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- 328 PM EST THU FEB 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...DELAWARE BAY * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. * SEAS...3 TO 5 FEET. * FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY. * WATER LEVELS...LOW WATER LEVELS WILL OCCUR AROUND LOW TIDE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. LOW TIDE OCCURS BETWEEN 1 AM AND 4 AM FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. MARINERS ARE URGED TO ENSURE THEIR LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT REMAINS FREE OF ICE AND THAT THEIR FIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITIES ARE NOT IMPACTED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$
314 WHUS71 KPHI 280216 MWWPHI URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 916 PM EST THU FEB 27 2014 ANZ450>455-281400- /O.CON.KPHI.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140228T1100Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.LO.Y.0002.140228T0400Z-140228T0900Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.UP.Y.0006.140228T0400Z-140228T1400Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 916 PM EST THU FEB 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...OCEAN WATERS ADJACENT TO SOUTHERN DELAWARE UP TO SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. * SEAS...3 TO 5 FEET. * FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY. * WATER LEVELS...LOW WATER LEVELS WILL OCCUR AROUND LOW TIDE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. LOW TIDE OCCURS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 1 AM FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. MARINERS ARE URGED TO ENSURE THEIR LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT REMAINS FREE OF ICE AND THAT THEIR FIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITIES ARE NOT IMPACTED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ430-431-281400- /O.CON.KPHI.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140228T1100Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.UP.Y.0006.140228T0400Z-140228T1400Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.LO.Y.0002.140228T0500Z-140228T1100Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- 916 PM EST THU FEB 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...DELAWARE BAY * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. * SEAS...3 TO 5 FEET. * FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY. * WATER LEVELS...LOW WATER LEVELS WILL OCCUR AROUND LOW TIDE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. LOW TIDE OCCURS BETWEEN 1 AM AND 4 AM FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. MARINERS ARE URGED TO ENSURE THEIR LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT REMAINS FREE OF ICE AND THAT THEIR FIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITIES ARE NOT IMPACTED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$
080 WHUS71 KPHI 280813 MWWPHI URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 313 AM EST FRI FEB 28 2014 ANZ430-281400- /O.CAN.KPHI.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140228T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.SC.Y.0025.140228T0813Z-140228T1100Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.LO.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140228T1100Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.UP.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140228T1400Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- 313 AM EST FRI FEB 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...DELAWARE BAY * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. * SEAS...1 TO 3 FEET. * FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY. * WATER LEVELS...LOW WATER LEVELS WILL OCCUR AROUND LOW TIDE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. LOW TIDE OCCURS BETWEEN NOW AND 4 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. MARINERS ARE URGED TO ENSURE THEIR LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT REMAINS FREE OF ICE AND THAT THEIR FIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITIES ARE NOT IMPACTED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 5 FEET OR GREATER ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS AND SEAS WITHIN THESE RANGES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ450>455-281400- /O.CAN.KPHI.LO.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140228T0900Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140228T1100Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.UP.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140228T1400Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 313 AM EST FRI FEB 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE LOW WATER ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...OCEAN WATERS ADJACENT TO SOUTHERN DELAWARE UP TO SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. * SEAS...3 TO 6 FEET. * FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. MARINERS ARE URGED TO ENSURE THEIR LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT REMAINS FREE OF ICE AND THAT THEIR FIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITIES ARE NOT IMPACTED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ431-281400- /O.CON.KPHI.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140228T1100Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.LO.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140228T1100Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.UP.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140228T1400Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- 313 AM EST FRI FEB 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...DELAWARE BAY * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. * SEAS...2 TO 4 FEET. * FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY. * WATER LEVELS...LOW WATER LEVELS WILL OCCUR AROUND LOW TIDE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. LOW TIDE OCCURS BETWEEN NOW AND 4 AM FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. MARINERS ARE URGED TO ENSURE THEIR LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT REMAINS FREE OF ICE AND THAT THEIR FIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITIES ARE NOT IMPACTED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$
467 WHUS71 KPHI 281049 MWWPHI URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 549 AM EST FRI FEB 28 2014 ANZ431-281400- /O.CAN.KPHI.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140228T1100Z/ /O.CAN.KPHI.LO.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140228T1100Z/ /O.EXB.KPHI.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140228T1400Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.UP.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140228T1400Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- 549 AM EST FRI FEB 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE LOW WATER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...DELAWARE BAY * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. * SEAS...1 TO 3 FEET. * FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 5 FEET OR GREATER ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS AND SEAS WITHIN THESE RANGES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. MARINERS ARE URGED TO ENSURE THEIR LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT REMAINS FREE OF ICE AND THAT THEIR FIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITIES ARE NOT IMPACTED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ450>455-281400- /O.CAN.KPHI.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140228T1100Z/ /O.EXB.KPHI.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140228T1400Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.UP.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140228T1400Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 549 AM EST FRI FEB 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...OCEAN WATERS ADJACENT TO SOUTHERN DELAWARE UP TO SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. * SEAS...3 TO 5 FEET. * FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 5 FEET OR GREATER ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS AND SEAS WITHIN THESE RANGES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. MARINERS ARE URGED TO ENSURE THEIR LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT REMAINS FREE OF ICE AND THAT THEIR FIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITIES ARE NOT IMPACTED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. && $$ ANZ430-281400- /O.CAN.KPHI.LO.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140228T1100Z/ /O.EXT.KPHI.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140228T1400Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.UP.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140228T1400Z/ DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- 549 AM EST FRI FEB 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE LOW WATER ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...DELAWARE BAY * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. * SEAS...1 TO 2 FEET. * FREEZING SPRAY...MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 5 FEET OR GREATER ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS AND SEAS WITHIN THESE RANGES ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED ON VESSELS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY CAN BE HAZARDOUS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT VESSELS BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE COUNTER MEASURES BEFORE PUTTING TO SEA OR ENTER THE ADVISORY AREA. MARINERS ARE URGED TO ENSURE THEIR LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT REMAINS FREE OF ICE AND THAT THEIR FIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITIES ARE NOT IMPACTED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this low water 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 low water advisory went out at Feb 26, 9:57 PM EST, 5 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 9:57 PM EST, 5 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
957 PM EST WED FEB 26 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT FROM THE GREAT LAKES WILL ARRIVE ON THURSDAY. AN ARCTIC
HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION ON FRIDAY AND LIFT
NORTHEAST ON SATURDAY. YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA LATER SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY BEFORE STALLING
TO OUR SOUTH ON SUNDAY. AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST
TO BUILD OVER NEARBY CANADA AS WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE RIDE ALONG THE
STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. THEN ARCTIC
HIGH PRESSURE WILL START SETTLING OVER THE AREA ON TUESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/...
NOT MANY CHANGES TO THE GRIDS THIS EVENING OTHER THAN TO DROP
TEMPERATURES OFF FASTER THAN EXPECTED GIVEN THE GOOD RADIATIONAL
COOLING CONDITIONS. MADE SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE DEWPOINTS
COMING DOWN FASTER TOO..LAMP GUIDANCE LOOKED GOOD.
OTHERWISE, ALTHOUGH THERE COULD BE SOME LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS
NW OF THE REGION ESPECIALLY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING, DO NOT
ANTICIPATE THOSE SHOWERS REACHING OUR AREA AS LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL
BEGIN TO SHIFT TO SOUTHWESTERLY BY 12Z.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY/...
PRIMARY CONCERNS THROUGH THIS PERIOD WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW
SHOWERS, POSSIBLY SNOW SQUALLS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT, AND THE NEXT
COLD FRONT PASSAGE TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
WITH REGARDS TO THE SNOW POTENTIAL ACROSS THE NORTH, THE BIGGEST
LIMITING FACTOR IS THE LACK OF MOISTURE. BEHIND TODAY'S COLD FRONT,
SIGNIFICANT DRY AIR ADVECTION HAS RESULTED IN DEW POINTS IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS OR EVEN BELOW ZERO FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. THIS IS
CONSIDERABLY DRIER THAN WHAT THE HIGH RES SHORT RANGE MODELS AND THE
NAM WERE SHOWING. ANOTHER CONCERN IS THAT THE LATEST MODEL RUNS
TRENDED FASTER WITH THE COLD FRONT, SHOWING THE FRONT PUSHING
THROUGH AROUND 18Z, AND THUS LIMITING THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR
HEATING AND THUS INSTABILITY. EVEN SO, STILL EXPECT A NARROW BAND OF
INSTABILITY AHEAD OF AND JUST BEHIND THE STRONG COLD FRONT. SO
DESPITE THE DRY LOW LEVELS, HAVE KEPT FORECAST SNOW TOTALS AND POPS
CLOSE OR JUST ABOVE THE PREVIOUS FORECAST.
GIVEN THE EARLIER ARRIVAL OF THE FRONT, HAVE TRENDED TEMPERATURES
CLOSER TO GUIDANCE FOR HIGHS AS THE STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL
ONLY OCCUR FOR A FEW HOURS.
AS WITH THE PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS, WINDS LOOK TO BE BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA FOR NOW, AS WITH THE LIMITED WINDOW FOR MIXING, THE MIXING
LAYER COULD BE RATHER SHALLOW.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THE EXTENDED WILL START OFF DRY WITH HIGH PRESSURE INFLUENCING THE
AREA. A STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK FOLLOWED BY A RETURN TO HIGH PRESSURE AROUND MIDWEEK.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR THE END OF THE WEEK AND WE SHOULD HAVE A
MOSTLY CLEAR NIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT AND A FAIRLY NICE DAY ON FRIDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD BUT PRETTY NICE OVERALL ACROSS THE REGION.
OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THROUGH MUCH OF
OUR AREA WITH LOWER DOUBLE DIGITS ACROSS THE SOUTH AND ALONG THE
COAST AND NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND
NORTHERNMOST ZONES. TEMPERATURES WILL FEEL EVEN COLDER OVERNIGHT AS
WE EXPERIENCE GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE NIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES INTO
THE NEGATIVE TEENS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN POCONOS AND
ADVISORY CRITERIA MAY BE MET FOR A PERIOD EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
HIGH TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY WILL REMAIN IN THE 20S THROUGH MUCH OF
THE AREA WITH SOME TEENS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF OUR FORECAST AREA.
THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST FRIDAY NIGHT. NOT A LOT OF
CLOUDS AROUND AT THE START AND WE SHOULD RADIATIONALLY COOL EARLY
DURING THE OVERNIGHT BEFORE CLOUDS START TO MOVE IN. LOWS WILL DROP
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE NORTH TO LOW TO MID TEENS ACROSS
THE SOUTH.
WE STARTED METEOROLOGICAL WINTER OFF WITH NEAR OR ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND WE LOOK TO BE ENDING IT WITH BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER, THIS DOES NOT MEAN WINTER WEATHER IS OVER AND
THAT IS WHERE THE FOCUS OF THE FORECAST TURNS AS WE GO INTO THE
WEEKEND.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STARTS TO MOVE ACROSS TO OUR NORTH ON SATURDAY
AND THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MAKE ITS WAY INTO OUR AREA LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. WE WILL SEE SOME LIGHT SHOWERS DEVELOP
WITH THE APPROACHING FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND SHOULD SEE MAINLY SNOW
ACROSS THE NORTH WITH SOME RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTH, WHERE TEMPERATURES
LOOK TO BE ON THE WARMER SIDE, REACHING INTO THE MID 30S TO NEAR 40.
THE FRONT LOOKS TO STALL AS IT MAKES IT WAY INTO OUR AREA ON SUNDAY.
THIS BOUNDARY WILL THEN BE THE MAIN FOCUS FOR OUR WEATHER FROM
SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY IN THE WEEK. SEVERAL WAVES WILL TRAVEL ALONG
THE FRONT AND WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TO TAP
INTO, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME DECENT SNOWFALL TO OCCUR
WITHIN OUR FORECAST AREA. THE BIG QUESTION WILL BE JUST WHERE THAT
HAPPENS. THE GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO GIVE MIXED SIGNALS. THE SOUNDINGS
ARE COLD AND SHOW ONLY SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOST COUNTIES. AS
YOU HEAD SOUTH AND EAST THE SOLUTIONS START TO DIFFER. THE
OPERATIONAL MODELS ARE A SHOWING A DECENT WARM LAYER AT 850MB FOR
MONDAY. THIS WOULD BE CONDUCIVE FOR MORE OF MIXED PRECIPITATION TYPE
THAN A STRAIGHT RAIN OR SNOW EVENT. IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT SOME SLEET
WILL BE MIXING IN WITH EITHER THE SNOW OR RAIN BEFORE CHANGING OVER
TO SNOW.
THERE IS UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT TIMING AND THE LOCATION OF THE
WAVES AS THEY ROLL THROUGH AND THIS LEADS TO A LOWER CONFIDENCE
FORECAST. IT CERTAINLY BEARS WATCHING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS
AS WE GET MORE DETAILS AND CAN IRON OUT SOME THE MODEL DIFFERENCES.
ONCE THE SYSTEM GETS OUT OF THE REGION, WE SHOULD SEE A RETURN TO
HIGH PRESSURE. COLDER AIR WILL ONCE AGAIN FUNNEL INTO THE AREA
AROUND THE MIDWEEK TIMEFRAME.
&&
.AVIATION /03Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IS FOR KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG, KILG,
KMIV, KACY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
TONIGHT...VFR. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO RELAX AND SHOULD
BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE THIS EVENING.
THURSDAY...MOSTLY VFR. THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME QUICK MOVING SNOW
SQUALLS HAS INCREASED FOR RD/ABE, MAYBE AS FAR SOUTH AS TTN, AT
THIS TIME AS AN ARCTIC FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST. ADDED
IN SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TO THOSE TERMINALS THOUGH UNSURE OF THE
TIMING OF THE SHOWERS/SQUALLS SO LEFT THEM VFR. THE SHOWERS COULD
PRODUCE MVFR OR LOWER CONDITIONS, BUT SHOULD REMAIN RELATIVELY
BRIEF. WINDS WILL VEER TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST AHEAD OF THE FRONT
AND THEN BACK TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND WITH GUSTS AROUND 30KTS.
OUTLOOK...
THURSDAY NIGHT...MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. GUSTY WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE DEPARTING COLD FRONT WITH GUSTS TO 30
KNOTS LIKELY.
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS...DIMINISHING INTO THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...VFR CONDITIONS TO START...THEN
DETERIORATING CONDITIONS TO MVFR, POSSIBLY IFR, IN SNOW, SLEET AND
RAIN ACROSS THE TERMINALS. CONDITIONS REMAIN POOR THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.MARINE...
SMALL CRAFT HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND THE GALE WATCH HAS BEEN
UPGRADED TO A GALE WARNING STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
THE PAST FEW HOURS HAVE SHOWN LITTLE IN THE WAY OF SCA GUSTS OR
SEAS SO HAVE CANCELLED THE SCA ACROSS ALL OUR WATERS AT THIS TIME.
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN SUB-FLAG THROUGH TOMORROW. WINDS WILL
INCREASE AGAIN TOMORROW MORNING, FIRST OUT OF THE SW, BEFORE AN
ABRUPT SHIFT TO STRONG WNW WINDS IS EXPECTED TOMORROW AFTERNOON
WITH THE COLD FRONT. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT, GALE CONDITIONS APPEAR
LIKELY.
OUTLOOK...
THURSDAY NIGHT...GALE WARNING WILL STILL BE IN EFFECT WITH THE STRONG
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
PERIOD, ENDING AROUND OR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT WILL
LIKELY BE NEEDED ONCE THE GALE FORCE GUSTS HAVE ENDED. IN
ADDITION, LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IS LIKELY AND MODERATE FREEZING
SPRAY CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH LATE.
ALSO, GUIDANCE IS INDICATING THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME BLOW-OUT TIDES
THURSDAY NIGHT. THE STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND WILL CERTAINLY
CONTRIBUTE TO LOWER TIDAL HEIGHTS. HOWEVER, ASTRONOMICAL HEIGHTS
WILL BE HIGHER WITH THE NEW MOON ON SATURDAY. IT MAY BE CLOSE AT A
FEW LOCATIONS AND WILL BEAR SOME WATCHING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
MODEL RUNS.
FRIDAY...WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY AND FALL BELOW
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA. SOME LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IS POSSIBLE
IN THE MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SOME SNOW, SLEET AND
RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
&&
.CLIMATE...
RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES FOR THE 27TH AND 28TH. IT DOES NOT APPEAR
THAT THESE RECORDS WILL BE IN JEOPARDY AT MOST LOCATIONS ALTHOUGH A
COUPLE SITES MAY COME CLOSE EACH NIGHT.
FEBRUARY 27TH FEBRUARY 28TH
ATLANTIC CITY...7 DEGREES IN 1934......2 DEGREES IN 1934
PHILADELPHIA....6 DEGREES IN 1990......9 DEGREES IN 1934
WILMINGTON......5 DEGREES IN 1934.....-5 DEGREES IN 1934
ALLENTOWN......-2 DEGREES IN 1963....-10 DEGREES IN 1934
TRENTON.........6 DEGREES IN 1934......1 DEGREE IN 1934
GEORGETOWN.....10 DEGREES IN 1963......8 DEGREES IN 1950
READING.........4 DEGREES IN 1934......3 DEGREES IN 1934
MOUNT POCONO...-9 DEGREES IN 1993....-15 DEGREES IN 1907
&&
.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...NONE.
NJ...NONE.
DE...NONE.
MD...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY FOR ANZ430-
431-450>455.
&&
SYNOPSIS...GIGI/JOHNSON/MEOLA
NEAR TERM...HEAVENER/JOHNSON
SHORT TERM...JOHNSON
LONG TERM...MEOLA
AVIATION...HEAVENER/JOHNSON/MEOLA
MARINE...HEAVENER/JOHNSON/MEOLA
CLIMATE...Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 26, 3:41 PM EST, 11 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 341 PM EST WED FEB 26 2014 NJZ001-007>010-PAZ054-055-060>062-103-105-272045- SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH- NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS- 341 PM EST WED FEB 26 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS, POSSIBLY EVEN A SNOW SQUALL ON THURSDAY. A QUICK ACCUMULATING INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION WINDS WILL GUST TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A PROTRACTED WINTER WEATHER EVENT SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ012>027-PAZ070-071-101-102-104- 106-272045- 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-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER- EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS- 341 PM EST WED FEB 26 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE...NORTHERN DELAWARE...SOUTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. BLOWOUT TIDES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE OCEAN, RARITAN BAY AND TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER ON THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A PROTRACTED WINTER WEATHER EVENT LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ430-431-450>455-272045- DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 341 PM EST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WATCH. MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 7:13 PM EST | Gale Warning | PHI | 35 hr | |
| Feb 27, 3:04 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | PHI | 30 hr | |
| Feb 27, 5:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Morris, Sussex, Warren | 61 min |
| Feb 27, 3:05 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | PHI | Carbon, Monroe | 30 hr |
| Feb 27, 4:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Monroe | 66 min |
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