Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
622 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
HURRICANE ARTHUR WILL PULL AWAY FROM THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST
AND MOVE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST EARLY SATURDAY. MEANWHILE...A COLD
FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE FOR
THE WEEKEND. THE HIGH WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND THEN
SHIFT TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA, ANCHORING OVER THE
WESTERN ATLANTIC SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. A LEE SIDE TROUGH LOOKS
TO DEVELOP ACROSS OUR AREA ON MONDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WELL TO OUR NORTH WILL SLOWLY PUSH A COLD
FRONT INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 391 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OUR ENTIRE
FORECAST AREA UNTIL 1000 PM.

THE GFS INITIALIZATION LOOKED BETTER THAN THE WRF-NMMB WITH
ARTHUR. WHILE THE INITIALIZATION LOOKED SLIGHTLY TOO FAR WEST, ITS
RIDGING EAST OF ARTHUR WAS WEAKER THAN REALITY. AT 18Z, THE ECMWF
HAS VERIFIED THE BEST WITH THE SFC POSITION OF ARTHUR. THE MODELS
ARE OVERALL FASTER AND NOT AS WIDE RIGHT. THIS FCST PACKAGE IS
GOING TO FOLLOW THE ECMWF GUIDANCE THE CLOSEST.

A SOLID LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS FORMED OVER THE APPALACHIANS AND
DOWN TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY REGION AND THERE REMAINS CORROBORATIVE
MESOSCALE MODEL TIMING THAT THIS FEATURE WILL WORK ITS WAY THROUGH
OUR CWA THIS EVENING. THERE IS BETTER FCST BULK SHEAR IN THE
NORTHWESTERN PART OF OUR CWA CLOSER TO THE ENTRANCE REGION OF THE
250MB JET. AS IS OFTEN THE CASE, THE HIGHEST CAPES ARE IN THE SERN
PART OF OUR CWA AND ML CAPES ARE CURRENTLY AROUND 3000J. THIS
UNSTABLE AIR MASS WHILE FINDING SOME CAPPING NOW, SHOULD SUPPLY
AMPLE FUEL FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING TOO ONCE UPWIND GUST
FRONTS PROVIDE THE NECESSARY LIFT.

AS FAR AS HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL GOES, THE FORMATION OF THE PRE IS
STARTING AND THE ENTRANCE REGION OF THE 250MB JET THIS EVENING
FAVORS THE NWRN HALF OF OUR CWA. A SECOND PRE IS THEN PREDICTED TO
SHIFT EASTWARD LATER TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING OVER OUR EASTERN
CWA. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. SEE FURTHER DETAILS
IN THE HYDROLOGY SECTION.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY/...
AS ARTHUR PASSES EAST OF OUR CWA, THE EMPHASIS FOR THE HEAVIEST
RAIN ON FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE IN NJ AND DE. THE THUNDER POTENTIAL
WAS TIED TO THE ECMWF'S PREDICTED SHOWALTER INSTABILITY ALOFT.
GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT WILL OCCUR AS FRIDAY MOVES ALONG AND WITH
DRIER AIR MIXING IN ON THE WESTERN SIDE, BETTER MIXING AND A
BREEZY DAY IS EXPECTED. CURRENT WIND GUSTS MAY BE A BIT TOO
CONSERVATIVE. MAX TEMPS ARE BASED ON LATE IN THE DAY SUNSHINE.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AT THE SURFACE...HURRICANE ARTHUR WILL BE PULLING AWAY FROM THE
MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST AND MOVE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST EARLY
SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND THEN
SHIFT TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA, ANCHORING OVER THE
WESTERN ATLANTIC SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. A LEE SIDE TROUGH LOOKS
TO DEVELOP ACROSS OUR AREA LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AND PERSIST
THROUGH THURSDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WELL TO OUR NORTH WILL
SLOWLY PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

IN THE MID LEVELS...SLIGHT TROUGHING WILL BECOME MORE ZONAL OVER
THE WEEKEND AND THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SEVERAL
SHORTWAVES WILL ROTATE THROUGH THE ZONAL FLOW THROUGH THE EARLY TO
MID-WEEK PERIOD.

FRIDAY NIGHT...BY FRIDAY NIGHT IT LOOKS LIKE HURRICANE ARTHUR
WILL HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. WE SHOULD START TO SEE IMPROVING
CONDITIONS AS THE STORM PULLS FURTHER AWAY AND OFF TO THE
NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. EXPECT WINDS TO REMAIN PRETTY GUSTY THROUGH
THE NIGHT, ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE COAST, WITH DECREASING SPEEDS
AS YOU HEAD TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING.

SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE EASTWARD FROM
THE OHIO VALLEY AND WILL INFLUENCE OUR WEATHER THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. THE WEATHER OVERALL SHOULD BE ENJOYABLE WITH DRY
CONDITIONS. SATURDAY WILL BE A BIT GUSTY EARLY UNTIL THE GRADIENT
STARTS TO SLACKEN AND THEN IT SHOULDN'T BE TOO WINDY THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OTHERWISE, SUNNY SKIES WITH HIGHS INTO THE
80S ARE EXPECTED.

MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...THE HIGH SLIDES TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE
AREA AND ANCHORS ITSELF IN THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. THE RETURN FLOW
AROUND THE HIGH WILL BEING A RETURN TO A DOMINANT SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW. THIS MEANS WE WILL START TO FEEL THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY CREEP
UP OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THIS MEANS AFTER A NICE AND
RELATIVELY COOL WEEKEND, TEMPERATURES WILL ONCE AGAIN REACH INTO
THE 90S AND FEEL EVEN WARMER.

A LEE SIDE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ON MONDAY AND WILL START TO BECOME
A FOCUS FOR CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE
WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL START TO CREEP TOWARDS THE REGION ON
TUESDAY BUT WILL BE VERY SLOW MOVING AND MAY NOT EVEN MAKE IT INTO
OUR WESTERN ZONES UNTIL WEDNESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /22Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IS FOR KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG,
KILG, KMIV, KACY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

DURING THIS EVENING WE ARE FORECASTING A LINE OF STRONG, ISOLATED
SEVERE, TSTMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE TERMINAL AREA. WE ARE EXPECTING
MVFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL, BUT BRIEF IFR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
WIND GUSTS ABOVE 30KTS ARE LIKELY, ESPECIALLY WESTERN AIRPORTS.

OVERNIGHT THE CONGEALING OF MOISTURE FROM ARTHUR AND THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY SHOULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD MVFR CONDITIONS IN SHOWERS.
WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDER WILL OCCUR, BUT TOO LOW COVERAGE TO
INCLUDE. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT.

ON FRIDAY, VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENT FROM WEST TO EAST TO VFR LEVELS.
MIGHT NOT BE TIL THE AFTERNOON AT KMIV AND KACY. NORTH WINDS WILL
INCREASE WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS AND GUSTS
APPROACHING OR EXCEEDING 20 KTS.

OUTLOOK...
FRIDAY NIGHT THRU SATURDAY...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS HURRICANE ARTHUR
PUSHES FURTHER TO OUR EAST. WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE DAY
SATURDAY WITH GUSTIEST WINDS EXPECTED CLOSEST TO THE COAST.

SUNDAY...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

MONDAY...MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF KPHL.

TUESDAY...MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE, MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

&&

.MARINE...
WE UPPED THE STARTING TIME OF THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ON THE
OCEAN TO TONIGHT BASED ON LATEST WAVE WATCH GUIDANCE. WE KEPT THE
SAME STARTING TIME ON LOWER DELAWARE BAY. ARTHUR'S PASS ON THE
OCEAN IS GOING TO BE CLOSE TO TROPICAL STORM FLAGS. PLEASE KEEP
ABREAST TO THE LATEST INFORMATION. IT IS VERY STRONGLY RECOMMENDED
THAT SMALL CRAFT REMAIN IN PORT.

OUTLOOK...
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WINDS AND WAVES WILL
CONTINUE TO REMAIN ABOVE SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA AS HURRICANE ARTHUR
MAKES ITS WAY OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. WAVES OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL
START TO SUBSIDE AND SHOULD START TO FALL BELOW 5 FEET BY SATURDAY
MORNING. WINDS WILL GUST AROUND 25 TO 30 KNOTS, POSSIBLE NEAR GALE
FORCE IN THE EXTREME SOUTHERN WATERS, AND THEN DIMINISH SATURDAY
MORNING. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS SHOULD ABATE BY LATE SATURDAY
MORNING. SHOULD THE TRACK OF ARTHUR PUSH A BIT TO THE WEST, BOTH
SEAS AND WINDS WILL INCREASE ON OUR AREA WATERS.

REST OF SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...SUB-ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ON THE AREA WATERS AS HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES ACROSS FROM
THE WEST AND THEN MOVES OFF TO OUR SOUTH AND EAST.

SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...MAINLY SUB-ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED. BOTH WINDS AND WAVES WILL START TO INCREASE AND MAY
REACH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA.

TUESDAY...WAVES WILL BE DIMINISHING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY WITH
SUB-ADVISORY CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OUR ENTIRE FORECAST
AREA. IT COVERS LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-95 CORRIDOR THRU
FRIDAY MORNING. THE WATCH IS VALID FOR SRN NJ AND THE DELMARVA
INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

REASONS...SLOW MOVING SURFACE FRONT, 2.00" PW'S AHEAD AND ALONG
THE FRONT, AMPLE INSTABILITY, PRONOUNCED UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE,
AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A PREDECESSOR RAINFALL EVENT OR PRE.

TIMING...THE ABOVE INGREDIENTS COME TOGETHER THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT. THE PW'S PEAK AROUND 2.00" AND THE RIGHT REAR QUAD OF THE
H25 JET IS OVERHEAD.

PREDECESSOR RAINFALL EVENTS (PRE)...AT THE MOMENT, THE GENERAL
QPF CONSENSUS FOR THE REGION IS BETWEEN ONE TO THREE INCHES OF
RAINFALL, FALLING THIS AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THAT SAID,
IS IT KNOWN THAT NWP MODELS CAN UNDERESTIMATE HEAVY RAINFALL
ASSOCIATED WITH CONVECTION IN GENERAL AND PARTICULARLY WITH PRE.

DO WE HAVE PRE INGREDIENTS? YES WE DO. THIS INCLUDES THE RIGHT
REAR UPPER JET, BEING AHEAD OF THE MEAN LONG-WAVE TROUGH AXIS AT
THE MID-LEVELS, AND NEAR OR JUST WEST OF A LOW-LEVEL THETA-E RIDGE
AXIS. ADDITIONALLY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE CLIMATOLOGY OF PRE'S, MORE
OF THEM ARE TO THE LEFT OF A CYCLONE TRACK.

ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO AN ENHANCED FLASH
FLOOD RISK AS ONE TO THREE INCHES FELL FROM THUNDERSTORMS
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT ACROSS SOME OF THE AREA. THE GROUND
IS SATURATED FROM THIS PRIOR HEAVY RAINFALL...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL RUNOFF.

ALL OF THE ABOVE, AT LEAST AT THIS TIME, SEEM TO BE COMING
TOGETHER OVER EASTERN PA THIS AFTERNOON/EVE AND NJ/DELMARVA TNGT.

ANOTHER CONCERN IS THAT THE RIDGING RIGHT TO THE WEST OF ARTHUR
COULD SLOW THE APPROACHING FRONT DOWN EVEN MORE THAN WHAT MODELS
ARE CURRENTLY SUGGESTING.

ON A POSITIVE NOTE, ONE OF THE MORE TYPICAL INGREDIENTS WE
COMMONLY SEE IN LARGE RAIN EVENTS ACROSS THE FALL LINE IS A
PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST FLOW WITH AN EXTENDED FETCH. IN THIS CASE, WE
ARE NOT SEEING THAT, ALTHOUGH THE WINDS SHOULD GO SOUTHEAST RIGHT
AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND THE BEST SURFACE CONVERGENCE.

RAINFALL...1.00 TO 3.00", BUT WITH PW'S AROUND 2.00" CAN
DEFINITELY SEE 4.00", MAYBE 5.00" IN SOME ISOLATED SPOTS.

FLOODING...AT THE MOMENT, WE ARE NOT EXPECTING FLOODING ON ANY
MAIN STEM RIVERS AT THIS TIME. OUR PRIMARY CONCERN LIES WITH THE
SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS AS WELL AS URBAN OR POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS.

&&

.RIP CURRENTS...
BECAUSE OF ARTHUR'S PASS COINCIDING WITH THE START OF THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND, WE HAVE DECIDED TO ISSUE A HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR FRIDAY
INTO FRIDAY NIGHT, EVEN IF WE WILL FALL A BIT SHORT OF CRITERIA.
WE ALSO ARE ANTICIPATING A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS.

THIS POSES A HUGE CONCERN CONSIDERING THE LARGE NUMBERS OF
PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE LESS EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS, WHO WILL VENTURE
OUT DURING ONE OF THE BIGGEST BEACH WEEKENDS OF THE YEAR. THE
TRANQUIL WEATHER CONDITIONS ON LAND THIS WEEKEND COULD LEAD TO A
FALSE SENSE OF SAFETY IN THE WATERS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE-THREATENING IF YOU/RE NOT PREPARED TO
HANDLE THEM. FOR THE GREATEST CHANCE OF SAFETY...SWIM ONLY UNDER
THE WATCHFUL EYES OF LIFEGUARDS. OTHERWISE ANY OPPORTUNITY FOR
RESCUE CAN SUFFER FROM A MUCH GREATER RESPONSE DELAY AND BE FATAL.

COASTAL FLOODING, WE NEED THREE FOOT DEPARTURES TO REACH ADVISORY
STATEMENT LEVELS AND ARTHUR'S PASS APPEARS TO BE TOO FAST TO
INCREASE DEPARTURES TO THAT LEVEL. AS ALWAYS ANY WESTWARD
ADJUSTMENT WOULD INCREASE THE RISK.

&&

.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR PAZ054-055-
     060>062-070-071-101>106.
NJ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR NJZ001-007>010-
     012-013-015>019.
     FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR NJZ014-020>027.
     HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR
     NJZ014-024>026.
DE...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR DEZ001.
     FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR DEZ002>004.
     HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR
     DEZ004.
MD...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR MDZ008.
     FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR MDZ012-015-019-
     020.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR ANZ450>455.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR
     ANZ431.

&&

SYNOPSIS...MEOLA
NEAR TERM...GIGI
SHORT TERM...GIGI
LONG TERM...GIGI/MEOLA
AVIATION...GIGI/MEOLA
MARINE...GIGI/MEOLA
HYDROLOGY...STAFF
RIP CURRENTS...STAFF

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
328 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>019-PAZ054-055-060>062-070-
071-101>106-041930-
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-
WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
328 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 391 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST
MARYLAND...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW
JERSEY...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

HURRICANE ARTHUR IS LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC COAST.
THIS SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD NEAR THE CAROLINAS
AND THEN OFF THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH FRIDAY.
PLEASE REFER TO THE THE LATEST FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER FOR UPDATES ON THE TRACK. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY
RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING WILL EXIST IN ADVANCE OF ARTHUR
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DEZ002-003-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ020>023-027-041930-
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-OCEAN-
CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
328 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 391 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE...SOUTHERN
DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

HURRICANE ARTHUR IS LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC COAST.
THIS SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD NEAR THE CAROLINAS
AND THEN OFF THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH FRIDAY.
PLEASE REFER TO THE THE LATEST FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER FOR UPDATES ON THE TRACK. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY
RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL EXIST IN ADVANCE OF
ARTHUR THROUGH FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-041930-
DELAWARE BEACHES-EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
328 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 391 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN DELAWARE...CENTRAL
NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   HIGH SURF ADVISORY.

HURRICANE ARTHUR IS LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC COAST.
THIS SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD NEAR THE CAROLINAS
AND THEN OFF THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH FRIDAY.
PLEASE REFER TO THE THE LATEST FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER FOR UPDATES ON THE TRACK.

ENHANCED RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ430-431-450>455-041930-
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-
328 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 391 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND
DELAWARE BAY WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

HURRICANE ARTHUR IS LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC COAST.
THIS SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD NEAR THE CAROLINAS
AND THEN OFF THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH FRIDAY.
PLEASE REFER TO THE THE LATEST FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER FOR UPDATES ON THE TRACK. GUSTY WINDS OVER THE
WATERS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AS THE STORM TRACKS CLOSEST TO THE
REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
521 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

NJZ001-032215-
SUSSEX NJ-
521 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN SUSSEX COUNTY...

AT 520 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR PELLETTOWN...MOVING
NORTH AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. DO
NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING
THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE RAIN CAN CAUSE RAPID
RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR PELLETTOWN AROUND 530 PM...SUSSEX AROUND 540
PM...MONTAGUE AROUND 550 PM AND HIGH POINT AROUND 600 PM.

LAT...LON 4126 7449 4110 7467 4110 7479 4130 7481
      4132 7480 4135 7475 4136 7469

FORECASTER: HEAVENER/VIVOLA

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
526 PM EDT THU JUL 03 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0157 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WASHINGTON TWP          40.83N  75.20W
07/03/2014                   NORTHAMPTON        PA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ONTO WIRES ALONG ACKERMANVILLE ROAD IN
            WASHINGTON TWP.

0440 PM     HAIL             SCHOOLEYS MOUNTAIN      40.80N  74.81W
07/03/2014  M0.25 INCH       MORRIS             NJ   SOCIAL MEDIA

            PEA SIZE HAIL IN SCHOOLEYS MOUNTAIN.

0500 PM     HAIL             STANHOPE                40.90N  74.71W
07/03/2014  M0.25 INCH       SUSSEX             NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA SIZE HAIL ALONG WILLS AVE IN STANHOPE.

0510 PM     HAIL             MOUNT ARLINGTON         40.92N  74.64W
07/03/2014  M1.00 INCH       MORRIS             NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN MOUNT ARLINGTON.

0513 PM     HAIL             LAKE HOPATCONG          40.95N  74.62W
07/03/2014  M0.75 INCH       MORRIS             NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN LAKE HOPTACONG.

&&

EVENT NUMBER PHI1400383 PHI1400385 PHI1400384 PHI1400387 PHI1400386

STAFF

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
630 PM EDT THU JUL 03 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0440 PM     HAIL             SCHOOLEYS MOUNTAIN      40.80N  74.81W
07/03/2014  M0.25 INCH       MORRIS             NJ   SOCIAL MEDIA

            PEA SIZE HAIL IN SCHOOLEYS MOUNTAIN.

0500 PM     HAIL             STANHOPE                40.90N  74.71W
07/03/2014  M0.25 INCH       SUSSEX             NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA SIZE HAIL ALONG WILLS AVE IN STANHOPE.

0510 PM     HAIL             MOUNT ARLINGTON         40.92N  74.64W
07/03/2014  M1.00 INCH       MORRIS             NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN MOUNT ARLINGTON.

0513 PM     HAIL             LAKE HOPATCONG          40.95N  74.62W
07/03/2014  M0.75 INCH       MORRIS             NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN LAKE HOPTACONG.

0535 PM     HAIL             JEFFERSON TWP           40.96N  74.59W
07/03/2014  M2.50 INCH       MORRIS             NJ   SOCIAL MEDIA

            OAK RIDGE SECTION.

0608 PM     HAIL             FRANKLIN TWP            40.85N  75.67W
07/03/2014  M1.00 INCH       CARBON             PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER PHI1400385 PHI1400384 PHI1400387 PHI1400386 PHI1400389
PHI1400388

STAFF

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
638 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

NJZ001-007>009-032345-
HUNTERDON NJ-MORRIS NJ-SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-
638 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL HUNTERDON...
NORTHWESTERN MORRIS...SOUTHERN SUSSEX AND WARREN COUNTIES...

AT 637 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR PLEASANT VALLEY...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. DO
NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING
THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE RAIN CAN CAUSE RAPID
RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR BRASS CASTLE AROUND 650 PM...BEATTYESTOWN
AROUND 700 PM...HACKETTSTOWN AROUND 710 PM...ALLAMUCHY-PANTHER VALLEY
AROUND 720 PM...ANDOVER AROUND 730 PM AND NEWTON AROUND 740 PM.

LAT...LON 4101 7447 4061 7500 4071 7520 4073 7518
      4074 7519 4078 7516 4077 7513 4082 7509
      4085 7510 4085 7507 4086 7505 4089 7506
      4115 7483

FORECASTER: HEAVENER/VIVOLA

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
654 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

PAZ061-101-103-105-040000-
LEHIGH PA-UPPER BUCKS PA-WESTERN CHESTER PA-WESTERN MONTGOMERY PA-
654 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL CHESTER...
NORTHWESTERN BUCKS...NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHEASTERN LEHIGH
COUNTIES...

AT 652 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR BIRDSBORO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND PENNY SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR STOWE...SOUTH POTTSTOWN...POTTSTOWN...AND
CEDARVILLE AROUND 700 PM...HALFWAY HOUSE...GILBERTSVILLE...
POTTSGROVE...AND SANATOGA AROUND 710 PM...RED HILL AND GREEN LANE
AROUND 720 PM.

LAT...LON 4026 7568 4039 7558 4057 7539 4054 7534
      4056 7529 4042 7507 4012 7561 4022 7572

FORECASTER: AMC

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
700 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

MDZ008-012-015-019-020-040000-
CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-TALBOT MD-
700 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT KENT...QUEEN ANNE'S...
SOUTH CENTRAL CECIL...TALBOT AND WESTERN CAROLINE COUNTIES...

AT 658 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM
NEWTOWN TO OXFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. DO
NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING
THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THESE STORMS...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE RAIN CAN CAUSE RAPID
RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR BETTERTON AROUND 710 PM...EASTON AROUND 720
PM...CHURCH HILL AROUND 730 PM...CAYOTS AROUND 740 PM AND GREENSBORO
AROUND 750 PM.

LAT...LON 3883 7630 3887 7625 3881 7621 3882 7620
      3893 7623 3890 7625 3893 7629 3899 7627
      3900 7618 3903 7625 3932 7619 3938 7606
      3945 7602 3960 7581 3876 7580 3864 7618
      3873 7626 3871 7631 3867 7633

FORECASTER: AMC