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Winter Weather Advisory 11, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this winter weather advisory at Feb 14, 2014, 3:36 PM EST for 7 counties in New Jersey; 8 counties in Pennsylvania; Cecil County, Maryland. It took effect at Feb 15, 2014, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2014, 3:36 PM EST (20:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 15, 2014, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2014, 8:00 PM EST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Cecil County, MD, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Bucks County, PA, Carbon County, PA, Chester County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe 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 20:41 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 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 486 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
816 WWUS41 KPHI 142036 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 336 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...MORE SNOW IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY... .LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER THE LOWER OHIO RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON WILL PROGRESS TO THE EAST AND IT SHOULD PASS OFF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST ON SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRENGTHENING LOW IS EXPECTED TO TURN TO THE NORTHEAST ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND IT SHOULD APPROACH NOVA SCOTIA LATE ON SATURDAY NIGHT. NJZ001-007>009-PAZ054-055-060>062-101-103-105-150600- /O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0011.140215T0600Z-140215T2300Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH- NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... FLEMINGTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN... BETHLEHEM...EASTON...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...COLLEGEVILLE... POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT...PERKASIE 336 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW. IT IS IN EFFECT FROM 100 AM UNTIL 600 PM SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND NORTHERN CHESTER COUNTY, UPPER MONTGOMERY COUNTY, UPPER BUCKS COUNTY, BERKS COUNTY, THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND THE POCONO REGION IN PENNSYLVANIA, AS WELL AS NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPE...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AROUND 3 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO OUR REGION FROM THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 300 AM AND 600 AM SATURDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AND INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND IT SHOULD COME TO AN END EARLY ON SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS RESULTING IS SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH ON SATURDAY MORNING AND NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...RISING FROM THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 20S IN THE EARLY MORNING TO THE UPPER 20S TO MIDDLE 30S IN THE AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON SATURDAY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. USE EXTRA CARE IF DRIVING. && $$ MDZ008-PAZ102-104-106-150600- /O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0011.140215T0600Z-140215T2300Z/ CECIL-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKTON...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE... NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 336 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW. IT IS IN EFFECT FROM 100 AM UNTIL 600 PM SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN CHESTER COUNTY, LOWER MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND LOWER BUCKS COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA, AS WELL AS CECIL COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. * HAZARD TYPE...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AROUND 2 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO OUR REGION FROM THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 300 AM AND 600 AM SATURDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AND INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND IT SHOULD COME TO AN END EARLY ON SATURDAY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS RESULTING IS SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH ON SATURDAY MORNING AND NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...RISING FROM THE UPPER 20S IN THE EARLY MORNING TO THE MIDDLE 30S IN THE AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILES OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON SATURDAY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. USE EXTRA CARE IF DRIVING. && $$ IOVINO
8 follow-up statements
221 WWUS41 KPHI 150154 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 854 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...MORE SNOW IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY... .LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER KENTUCKY THIS EVENING WILL PROGRESS TO THE EAST AND IT SHOULD PASS OFF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST ON SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRENGTHENING LOW IS EXPECTED TO TURN TO THE NORTHEAST ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND IT SHOULD APPROACH NOVA SCOTIA LATE ON SATURDAY NIGHT. NJZ001-007>009-PAZ054-055-060>062-101-103-105-151200- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0011.140215T0600Z-140215T2300Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH- NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... FLEMINGTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN... BETHLEHEM...EASTON...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...COLLEGEVILLE... POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT...PERKASIE 854 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND NORTHERN CHESTER COUNTY, UPPER MONTGOMERY COUNTY, UPPER BUCKS COUNTY, BERKS COUNTY, THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND THE POCONO REGION IN PENNSYLVANIA, AS WELL AS NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPE...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AROUND 3 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO OUR REGION FROM THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 300 AM AND 600 AM SATURDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AND INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND IT SHOULD COME TO AN END EARLY ON SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS RESULTING IS SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH ON SATURDAY MORNING AND NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...RISING FROM THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 20S IN THE EARLY MORNING TO THE UPPER 20S TO MIDDLE 30S IN THE AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON SATURDAY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. USE EXTRA CARE IF DRIVING. && $$ MDZ008-PAZ102-104-106-151200- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0011.140215T0600Z-140215T2300Z/ CECIL-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKTON...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE... NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 854 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN CHESTER COUNTY, LOWER MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND LOWER BUCKS COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA, AS WELL AS CECIL COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. * HAZARD TYPE...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AROUND 2 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO OUR REGION FROM THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 300 AM AND 600 AM SATURDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AND INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND IT SHOULD COME TO AN END EARLY ON SATURDAY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS RESULTING IS SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH ON SATURDAY MORNING AND NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...RISING FROM THE UPPER 20S IN THE EARLY MORNING TO THE MIDDLE 30S IN THE AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON SATURDAY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. USE EXTRA CARE IF DRIVING. && $$ IOVINO
581 WWUS41 KPHI 150902 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 402 AM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 NJZ001-007>009-PAZ054-055-060>062-101-103-105-152300- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140215T2300Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH- NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... FLEMINGTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN... BETHLEHEM...EASTON...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...COLLEGEVILLE... POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT...PERKASIE 402 AM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND NORTHERN CHESTER COUNTY... UPPER MONTGOMERY COUNTY... UPPER BUCKS COUNTY... BERKS COUNTY... THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND THE POCONO REGION IN PENNSYLVANIA... AS WELL AS NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPE...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AROUND 3 INCHES. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS RESULTING IS SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...RISING FROM THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 20S IN THE EARLY MORNING TO THE UPPER 20S TO MIDDLE 30S IN THE AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON SATURDAY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. USE EXTRA CARE IF DRIVING. && $$ MDZ008-PAZ102-104-106-152300- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140215T2300Z/ CECIL-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKTON...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE... NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 402 AM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN CHESTER COUNTY... LOWER MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND LOWER BUCKS COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA... AS WELL AS CECIL COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. * HAZARD TYPE...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AROUND 2 INCHES. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS RESULTING IS SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...RISING FROM THE UPPER 20S IN THE EARLY MORNING TO THE MIDDLE 30S IN THE AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON SATURDAY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. USE EXTRA CARE IF DRIVING. && $$
269 WWUS41 KPHI 151256 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 756 AM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 NJZ001-007>009-PAZ054-055-060>062-101-103-105-152300- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140215T2300Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH- NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... FLEMINGTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN... BETHLEHEM...EASTON...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...COLLEGEVILLE... POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT...PERKASIE 756 AM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND POCONO REGION, AND NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPE...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING AND THE SNOW MAY FALL MODERATELY AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO END FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS, RESULTING IS SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...GENERALLY RANGING FROM THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 32 DEGREES TODAY, THEN FALLING INTO THE TEENS TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. && $$ MDZ008-PAZ102-104-106-152300- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140215T2300Z/ CECIL-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKTON...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE... NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 756 AM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND FAR NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. * HAZARD TYPE...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST BY ABOUT MID MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION MAY START AS ALL RAIN TOWARD CECIL COUNTY IN MARYLAND. THERE COULD BE SOME BURSTS OF SNOW LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON, THEN THE SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO END FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS, RESULTING IS SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS, ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES, OVERPASSES AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES. * TEMPERATURES...GENERALLY RANGING FROM 30 TO 35 DEGREES TODAY, THEN FALLING INTO THE 20S AND TEENS TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. && $$
203 WWUS41 KPHI 151438 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 938 AM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 NJZ010-012-015-152300- /O.EXA.KPHI.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140215T2300Z/ SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON 938 AM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPE...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW AND RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING. THIS IS ANTICIPATED TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND IT SHOULD FALL MODERATELY AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO END FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS, RESULTING IS SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...GENERALLY IN THE MID 30S, THEN FALLING TO NEAR FREEZING AS IT SNOWS. THEN, FALLING INTO THE 20S AND TEENS TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. && $$ NJZ001-007>009-PAZ054-055-060>062-101-103-105-152300- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140215T2300Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH- NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... FLEMINGTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN... BETHLEHEM...EASTON...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...COLLEGEVILLE... POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT...PERKASIE 938 AM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND POCONO REGION, AND NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPE...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING AND THE SNOW SHOULD FALL MODERATELY AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO END FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS, RESULTING IS SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...GENERALLY RANGING FROM THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 32 DEGREES TODAY, THEN FALLING INTO THE TEENS TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. && $$ MDZ008-PAZ102-104-106-152300- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140215T2300Z/ CECIL-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKTON...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE... NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 938 AM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND FAR NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. * HAZARD TYPE...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD START AS ALL RAIN MAINLY TOWARD CECIL COUNTY IN MARYLAND. THERE COULD BE SOME BURSTS OF SNOW MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON, THEN THE SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO END FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS, RESULTING IS SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS, ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES, OVERPASSES AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES. * TEMPERATURES...GENERALLY RANGING FROM THE LOWER TO MID 30S TODAY, THEN FALLING INTO THE 20S AND TEENS TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. && $$ GORSE
403 WWUS41 KPHI 151724 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1224 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 NJZ001-007>010-012-015-PAZ054-055-060>062-101-103-105-152300- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140215T2300Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-CARBON- MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER- WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...JIM THORPE... STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON... HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT... PERKASIE 1224 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND POCONO REGION, AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPE...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL MODERATELY AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO END FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS, RESULTING IS SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...GENERALLY RANGING FROM THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 32 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON, THEN FALLING INTO THE TEENS TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. && $$ MDZ008-PAZ102-104-106-152300- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140215T2300Z/ CECIL-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKTON...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE... NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 1224 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND FAR NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. * HAZARD TYPE...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. THERE COULD BE SOME BURSTS OF SNOW, THEN THE SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO END FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS, RESULTING IS SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS, ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES, OVERPASSES AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES. * TEMPERATURES...GENERALLY RANGING FROM THE LOWER TO MID 30S THIS AFTERNOON, THEN FALLING INTO THE 20S AND TEENS TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. && $$ GORSE
934 WWUS41 KPHI 151913 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 213 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 MDZ008-152015- /O.CAN.KPHI.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140215T2300Z/ CECIL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ELKTON 213 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WHILE SNOW MAY STILL FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY, TEMPERATURES REMAINING ABOVE FREEZING WILL NOT ALLOW FOR MUCH ACCUMULATIONS. $$ NJZ008-010-012-015-152300- /O.EXT.KPHI.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140216T0100Z/ MORRIS-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRISTOWN...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON 213 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTH-CENTRAL NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPE...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL MODERATELY AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO END FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS... RESULTING IS SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. && $$ NJZ001-007-PAZ054-055-060>062-152300- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140215T2300Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...JIM THORPE... STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON 213 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND POCONO REGION... AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPE...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL MODERATELY AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO END FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS... RESULTING IS SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. && $$ NJZ009-PAZ101>106-152300- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140215T2300Z/ HUNTERDON-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY- EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD... WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN... NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE... DOYLESTOWN 213 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND POCONO REGION... AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPE...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL MODERATELY AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO END FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS... RESULTING IS SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. && $$ HEAVENER
253 WWUS41 KPHI 152305 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 605 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 NJZ001-007-009-PAZ054-055-060>062-101>106-160015- /O.EXP.KPHI.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140215T2300Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-HUNTERDON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY- EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...FLEMINGTON... JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM... EASTON...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE... COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...CHALFONT... PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 605 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAS SHIFTED WELL TO THE EAST OF THE ADVISED AREA. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE COMPLETELY ENDING. $$ NJZ008-010-012-015-160100- /O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140216T0100Z/ MORRIS-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRISTOWN...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON 605 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTH-CENTRAL NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPE...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISED AREA WITH ANOTHER INCH POSSIBLE BEFORE ENDING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL MODERATELY AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO END FROM WEST TO EAST LATER THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS... RESULTING IS SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 30S. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING. && $$ HEAVENER
261 WWUS41 KPHI 160104 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 804 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 NJZ008-010-012-015-160215- /O.EXP.KPHI.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140216T0100Z/ MORRIS-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRISTOWN...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON 804 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... LINGERING LIGHT SNOW WILL PUSH OFF THE NEW JERSEY COASTLINE WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. $$ HEAVENER
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 Feb 14, 1:28 PM EST, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 1:28 PM EST, 2 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
128 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
THE LOW RESPONSIBLE FOR YESTERDAYS SNOW STORM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST
AWAY FROM THE REGION THROUGH TODAY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TONIGHT
AND THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW WILL BRING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SNOW
TO THE REGION TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW, THOUGH THIS SYSTEM LOOKS MUCH
WEAKER. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO OUR REGION SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES WITH ANOTHER LOW EXPECTED TO
CROSS OUR REGION TUESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
WITH THE EARLY AFTERNOON UPDATE, WE INCREASED SKY COVER SOME,
ESPECIALLY ACROSS OUR WESTERN ZONES, AS SOME STRATOCU CONTINUED TO
PROGRESS EASTWARD. IN ADDITION, BASED ON CONTINUED TRENDS AND OBS
ACROSS THE REGION, WE INCREASED MAX TEMPERATURES BY A FEW DEGREES
FOR MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA AS THE STRONGER WEST-SOUTHWEST
WINDS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE GOOD MIXING AND SOME MILDER AIR
SPREADING INTO THE REGION.
OTHERWISE, THE CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE THAT WAS YESTERDAYS SNOW EVENT
ACROSS THE AREA IS NOW PROGRESSING ALONG THE COAST OF MAINE,
MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARD THE CANADIAN MARITIMES. IN ITS WAKE, A
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS ACROSS OUR REGION, WITH GUSTY WEST
TO WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY, BEFORE
DIMINISHING BY EVENING. WE ADJUSTED HOURLY TEMPS AND DEWPOINTS
THROUGH THE DAY TO CAPTURE CURRENT TRENDS. DESPITE THE SNOWPACK
ACROSS THE REGION, THE AMPLE SUN AND STRONGER WINDS PROVIDING GOOD
MIXING ARE ALLOWING TEMPS TO RISE INTO UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S ACROSS
MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA, WITH SOME MID TO UPPER 40S EXPECTED FROM FAR
SOUTHERN NJ AND INTO THE DELMARVA.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY/...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE OHIO VALLEY SHIFTS EAST AND AS IT DOES
IT BECOMES NEGATIVELY TILTED. IN ADDITION...THOUGH THERE REMAIN
SOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MODELS ON THE TRACK OF THE ASSOCIATED
SURFACE LOW...ALL SOLUTIONS HAVE THE TRACK SOUTH OF THE
REGION...KEEPING US IN THE COLD SECTOR. THUS...AS THE ASSOCIATED
PRECIPITATION BEGINS TO MOVE IN...EXPECT IT TO BEGIN AS SNOW.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED LOW LIFTS NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION
DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. FORTUNATELY...IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY
PROGRESSIVE LOW LEAVING THE REGION BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ONE THING
OF NOTE IS THE THE GFS SHOWS THE LOW OCCLUDING AS IT GETS NEAR THE
REGION...RESULTING IN A RATHER LARGE DRY SLOT MOVING OVER THE
REGION DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. IF THIS COMES TRUE...THIS COULD
HAVE AN IMPACT NOT ONLY ON THE AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE
PERIOD...BUT ALSO THE PRECIPITATION TYPE AS GFS SOUNDINGS SHOW THE
DRY SLOT DEEP ENOUGH TO RESULT IN CLOUD TOPS WARMER THAN
-10C...LEADING TO A LACK OF ICE CRYSTALS AND AN INCREASED THREAT
OF FREEZING RAIN. FOR NOW...THIS IS THE ONLY MODEL SHOWING SUCH A
PRONOUNCED DRY SLOT...SO HAVE FAVORED THE NAM WITH PRECIPITATION
TYPES OF SNOW OR RAIN SNOW MIX. GENERALLY EXPECT 1 TO 3 IN SNOW
AMOUNTS IN THIS SCENARIO. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE CURRENT ONGOING
EVENT AND STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY...HAVE DECIDED TO HOLD OFF ON
ISSUING ANY HIGHLIGHTS FOR NOW.
ONCE THAT LOW LEAVES...THE REGION WILL BE UNDER SOME SHORT-LIVED
UPPER LEVEL RIDGING TO START THE WEEK. HOWEVER...THE COLD AIR MASS
REMAINS IN PLACE...AND THE FRESH SNOW PACK WILL ALSO BE AFFECTING
OUR TEMPERATURES SO EXPECT CONTINUED BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
THE NEXT LOW LIFTS INTO OUR REGION MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. HAVE
STAYED CLOSE TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST...WITH GENERALLY SNOW AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE EVENT CHANGING OVER TO RAIN ON TUESDAY AS A WARM
FRONT LIFTS INTO THE REGION.
TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK A LOW ONCE AGAIN MOVES ACROSS THE NE
U.S. HOWEVER...BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF SHOW THIS LOW TAKING A FAR
NORTH TRACK...KEEPING OUR REGION IN THE WARM SECTOR. THUS...EXPECT
ANY PRECIPITATION TO BE MOSTLY RAIN. ECMWF EVEN SHOWS HIGHS IN THE
60S FOR THE DELMARVA REGION...THOUGH WE WILL HAVE TO SEE HOW
QUICKLY THE SNOW PACK DISAPPEARS BEFORE WE CAN HOPE FOR THAT WARM
OF A DAY.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IS FOR KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG,
KILG, KMIV, KACY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY.
A WEST TO WEST-SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 10 TO 15 KNOTS GUSTING TO
AROUND 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY, REMAINING GUSTY THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON/EVENING.
TONIGHT...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE, WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT WITH
SPEEDS AROUND 5 KNOTS OR LESS.
CEILINGS WILL LOWER OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS THE ANOTHER SYSTEM
MOVES THROUGH OUR AREA. EXPECT CONDITIONS TO DROP QUICKLY TO
MVFR/IFR IN SNOW SATURDAY MORNING.
OUTLOOK...
SATURDAY...IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE EARLY IN THE DAY WITH
SN...CONDITIONS IMPROVING TO VFR BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY
EVENING.
SUNDAY...PRIMARILY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
MONDAY...PRIMARILY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY.
CONDITIONS COULD DETERIORATE TO MVFR OR EVEN IFR LATE IN THE
EVENING AS SNOW SHOWERS MOVE IN.
TUESDAY...GENERALLY MVFR WITH RA OR RASN THROUGH THE DAY.
CONDITIONS IMPROVING BY EVENING.
&&
.MARINE...
BASED ON LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND TRENDS, WE ALLOWED THE SCA FOR
DELAWARE BAY TO EXPIRE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION, THE GALE
WARNING FOR OUR TWO NORTHERNMOST MARINE ZONES ALONG THE NEW JERSEY
COAST WAS EXTENDED THROUGH 23Z THIS EVENING, WITH THE REMAINDER OF
OUR ATLANTIC COASTAL ZONES HAVING A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. GUSTS IN
THE 25 TO 30 KNOT RANGE ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING FOR OUR
SOUTHERN COASTAL WATERS, WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 35 KNOTS FOR OUR
NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS. LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOVE OFF TO
THE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA, LEAVING A FAIRLY TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS OUR REGION. WEST TO WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
REMAIN GUSTY TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING. SEAS REMAIN ELEVATED,
BUT THEY WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATER THIS EVENING.
OUTLOOK...
SATURDAY...WINDS INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY. SCA AND POSSIBLY SOME
GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ON THE OCEAN WATERS SATURDAY
NIGHT.
SUNDAY...SCA CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY...DECREASING BELOW SCA BY
MID DAY.
MONDAY...SUB-SCA CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
TUESDAY...SCA CONDITIONS POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY MORNING CONTINUING
THROUGH THE DAY TIME HOURS.
&&
.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...NONE.
NJ...NONE.
DE...NONE.
MD...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
ANZ452>455.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR ANZ450-451.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JOHNSON
NEAR TERM...KLINE/MEOLA
SHORT TERM...JOHNSON
LONG TERM...JOHNSON
AVIATION...JOHNSON/KLINE/MEOLA
MARINE...AMC/JOHNSON/KLINE/MEOLAHazardous weather outlook, Feb 14, 5:02 AM EST, 10 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 502 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055- 060>062-070-071-101>106-151015- NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD- QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER- CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER- WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- 502 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE...NORTHERN DELAWARE...SOUTHERN 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ANOTHER QUICK MOVING STORM SYSTEM LOOKS TO BRING A ROUND OF SNOW TO THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE SNOW FROM THE QUICK MOVING SYSTEM COULD CONTINUE SATURDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 3 INCHES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ450>455-151015- 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- 502 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ430-431-151015- DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- 502 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DELAWARE BAY WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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 14, 3:44 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 9 hr | |
| Feb 14, 12:44 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 5 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:23 PM EST | Gale Watch | PHI | 11 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.