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Coastal Flood Advisory 3, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this coastal flood advisory at Jan 23, 2016, 3:11 PM EST for Salem County, New Jersey; New Castle County, Delaware. It took effect at Jan 24, 2016, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2016, 3:11 PM EST (20:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 24, 2016, 9:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2016, 12:55 PM EST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties New Castle County, DE, Salem County, NJ
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 614 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 590 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1177 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
807 WHUS41 KPHI 232011 CFWPHI COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 311 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...MODERATE TO MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS THIS EVENING WITH MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING FOR THE SUNDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE... .A DANGEROUS NOR'EASTER LOCATED OFF THE VIRGINIA CAPES TODAY WILL TURN EAST AND OUT TO SEA LATER TONIGHT. THE RESIDUAL EFFECTS OF TODAYS POWERFUL NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS WILL LAST INTO THIS EVENING, FORCING A 3 TO 4 FOOT SURGE FOR THIS EVENINGS ATLANTIC COAST HIGH TIDE CYCLE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTS. THAT PLUS LARGE SEAS RIDING ASHORE WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD MODERATE OR GREATER COASTAL FLOODING THIS EVENING. THE SUNDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE IS HIGHER THAN THIS EVENINGS, SO WHILE THE SURGE AND INCOMING SEAS WILL BE LESS, THE HIGHER ASTRONOMICAL TIDE COULD COMPENSATE AND RESULT IN ONLY AN EQUAL OR SLIGHTLY LESSER FLOOD EPISODE SUNDAY MORNING. DEZ001-NJZ016-240500- /O.CAN.KPHI.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160124T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.CF.Y.0003.160124T1400Z-160124T1800Z/ NEW CASTLE-SALEM- 311 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN DELAWARE AND SALEM COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING OCCURRED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE THIS SATURDAY MORNING... AND MAY REPEAT AGAIN SUNDAY. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE IN THE ADVISORY AREA OCCURS AROUND 1030 AM TO 1230 PM ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...LOCALIZED ROADWAY FLOODING IS EXPECTED. SOME ROADS MAY BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROAD CLOSURES. USUALLY... THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED... LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS. FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY PLEASE GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES (ALL IN LOWER CASE). && $$ NJZ017>019-PAZ070-071-232115- /O.CAN.KPHI.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160124T2000Z/ GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 311 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. MINOR TIDAL INUNDATION FLOODING ON THE DELAWARE HAS BEEN GENERALLY RECEDING AND THE WORST SHOULD BE ABOUT OVER FOR TODAY. $$ NJZ012>014-240500- /O.CON.KPHI.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160124T1700Z/ MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH- 311 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NEW JERSEY COUNTIES OF MIDDLESEX AND MONMOUTH. * COASTAL FLOODING...A REPEAT OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING ANTICIPATED FOR TONIGHT'S AND POSSIBLY SUNDAY MORNINGS HIGH TIDE CYCLES. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE ON THE NEW JERSEY OCEANFRONT OCCURS BETWEEN 7 PM AND 8 PM THIS EVENING... AND BETWEEN 7 AM AND 8 AM SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH TIDE ON THE BAYS AND ESTUARIES OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ALONG THE OCEANFRONT. * WAVES...WAVE HEIGHTS ON THE NEAR-SHORE WATERS OFF NEW JERSEY ARE 12 TO 18 FEET TODAY. THE SEAS WILL SUBSIDE VERY SLOWLY AFTER TONIGHT'TONIGHT'S HIGH TIDE CYCLE. WAVE HEIGHTS ON RARITAN BAY MAY BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ROADS WILL FLOOD ONCE AGAIN AND MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. THE TIDES AND WAVE ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING IS IMMINENT. BE PREPARED FOR RISING WATER LEVELS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED... LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS. FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES (ALL IN LOWER CASE). && LOCATION TIME OF PREDICTED WATER LEVEL HIGH TIDE SANDY HOOK...NJ 7:28 PM SATURDAY NEAR 8.0 FEET MLLW (SANDY HOOK BAY) 7:44 AM SUNDAY 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET MLLW HIGH TIDE ON THE BAYS AND ESTUARIES OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT. && $$ NJZ020-022-025>027-240500- /O.CON.KPHI.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160124T1700Z/ OCEAN-ATLANTIC-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- 311 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NEW JERSEY COUNTIES OF OCEAN... SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON AND ATLANTIC. * COASTAL FLOODING...WIDESPREAD MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING WITH LOCALIZED AREAS OF MAJOR FLOODING POSSIBLE. THIS FLOODING SHOULD BE A LITTLE LESS THAN WHAT OCCURRED THIS MORNING. A FURTHER REDUCTION OF FLOODING IS POSSIBLE FOR THE SUNDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE ON THE NEW JERSEY OCEANFRONT OCCURS BETWEEN 7 PM AND 8 PM THIS EVENING... AND BETWEEN 7 AM AND 8 AM SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS AND ON DELAWARE BAY OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ALONG THE OCEANFRONT. * WAVES...WAVE HEIGHTS ON THE NEAR-SHORE WATERS OFF NEW JERSEY ARE 18 TO 22 FEET WILL BE VERY SLOWLY SUBSIDING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD AND MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. THE TIDES AND WAVE ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT MODERATE OR MAJOR TIDAL FLOODING IS IMMINENT. BE PREPARED FOR RISING WATER LEVELS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED... LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS. FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES (ALL IN LOWER CASE). && LOCATION TIME OF PREDICTED WATER LEVEL HIGH TIDE SEASIDE HEIGHTS... NJ 6:58 PM SATURDAY 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET MLLW (OCEANFRONT) 7:14 AM SUNDAY 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET MLLW ATLANTIC CITY... NJ 7:09 PM SATURDAY NEAR 7.5 FEET MLLW (OCEANFRONT) 7:26 AM SUNDAY 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET MLLW HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT. && $$ DEZ002>004-NJZ021-023-024-240500- /O.CON.KPHI.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160124T1700Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CUMBERLAND-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- 311 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NEW JERSEY COUNTIES OF CAPE MAY AND CUMBERLAND... AND THE DELAWARE COUNTIES OF SUSSEX AND KENT. * COASTAL FLOODING...MODERATE TO MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND POSSIBLY AGAIN FOR THE SUNDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE. HOWEVER... THE EXTREME FLOODING OF THIS MORNING FROM ATLANTIC CAPE MAY NEW JERSEY THROUGH SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE SHOULD NOT BE REPEATED. THERE MAY BE A POSSIBLE FURTHER REDUCTION OF THE TIDAL INUNDATION FOR THE SUNDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE ON THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE OCEANFRONT OCCURS BETWEEN 7 PM AND 8 PM THIS EVENING... AND BETWEEN 7 AM AND 8 AM SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS AND ON DELAWARE BAY OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ALONG THE OCEANFRONT. * WAVES...WAVE HEIGHTS ON THE NEAR-SHORE WATERS OFF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE ARE 18 TO 22 FEET TODAY AND THIS EVENING THEN SUBSIDING VERY SLOWLY FOR THE SUNDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE. WAVE HEIGHTS ON DELAWARE BAY OF 4 TO 8 FEET WILL LOWER LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD AND MODERATE OR GREATER PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. THE TIDES AND WAVE ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION. ROAD CLOSURES OF UP TO 3 HOURS EITHER SIDE OF THE TIME OF THE HIGH TIDE ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT MODERATE OR MAJOR TIDAL FLOODING IS IMMINENT. BE PREPARED FOR RISING WATER LEVELS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED... LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS. FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES (ALL IN LOWER CASE). && LOCATION TIME OF PREDICTED WATER LEVEL HIGH TIDE CAPE MAY... NJ 7:43 PM SATURDAY 8.0 TO 8.5 FEET MLLW (OCEANFRONT) 8:00 AM SUNDAY 8.0 TO 8.5 FEET MLLW LEWES... DE 8:22 PM SATURDAY 8.0 TO 8.5 FEET MLLW (DELAWARE BAY) 8:42 AM SUNDAY NEAR 8.0 FEET MLLW REHOBOTH BEACH... DE 7:13 PM SATURDAY NEAR 8.0 FEET MLLW (OCEANFRONT) 7:45 AM SUNDAY NEAR 8.0 FEET MLLW HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS AND ALONG THE DELAWARE BAY OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT. && $$ DRAG
4 follow-up statements
264 WHUS41 KPHI 240124 CFWPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE... AND MARYLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 824 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS THIS EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING PREDICTED FOR THE SUNDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE... .THE STORM IS FINALLY MOVING OUT TO SEA BUT THE RESIDUAL EFFECTS OF TODAYS POWERFUL NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS HAS LINGERED INTO THIS EVENING... FORCING A 3 FOOT SURGE FOR THIS EVENINGS ATLANTIC COAST HIGH TIDE CYCLE. THAT PLUS VERY LARGE SEAS RIDING ASHORE WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD MODERATE OR GREATER COASTAL FLOODING THIS EVENING. THE SUNDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE IS HIGHER THAN THIS EVENINGS... SO WHILE THE SURGE AND INCOMING SEAS WILL BE SLIGHTLY LESS... THE HIGHER ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WILL COMPENSATE AND RESULT IN A SIMILAR FLOOD EPISODE SUNDAY MORNING. NJZ012>014-241430- /O.CON.KPHI.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160124T1700Z/ MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH- 824 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NEW JERSEY COUNTIES OF MIDDLESEX AND MONMOUTH. * COASTAL FLOODING...MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING THIS EVENING WILL PROBABLY BE REPEATED FOR THE SUNDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE ON THE NEW JERSEY OCEANFRONT OCCURS BETWEEN 7 PM AND 8 PM THIS EVENING... AND BETWEEN 7 AM AND 8 AM SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH TIDE ON THE BAYS AND ESTUARIES OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ALONG THE OCEANFRONT. * WAVES...WAVE HEIGHTS ON THE NEAR-SHORE WATERS OFF NEW JERSEY ARE 12 TO 18 FEET TODAY. THE SEAS WILL SUBSIDE VERY SLOWLY OVERNIGHT. WAVE HEIGHTS ON RARITAN BAY WILL ALSO BE SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ROADS WILL FLOOD ONCE AGAIN AND THERE IS STILL A SMALL CHANCE OF MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE TIDES AND WAVE ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING IS IMMINENT. BE PREPARED FOR RISING WATER LEVELS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED... LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS. FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES (ALL IN LOWER CASE). && LOCATION TIME OF PREDICTED WATER LEVEL HIGH TIDE SANDY HOOK...NJ 7:28 PM SATURDAY NEAR 8.0 FEET MLLW (SANDY HOOK BAY) 7:44 AM SUNDAY 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET MLLW HIGH TIDE ON THE BAYS AND ESTUARIES OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT. && $$ NJZ020-022-025>027-241430- /O.CON.KPHI.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160124T1700Z/ OCEAN-ATLANTIC-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- 824 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NEW JERSEY COUNTIES OF OCEAN... SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON AND ATLANTIC. * COASTAL FLOODING...WIDESPREAD MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING WAS OCCURRING THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT REDUCTION OF TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE FOR THE SUNDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE ON THE NEW JERSEY OCEANFRONT OCCURS BETWEEN 7 PM AND 8 PM THIS EVENING... AND BETWEEN 7 AM AND 8 AM SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS AND ON DELAWARE BAY OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ALONG THE OCEANFRONT. * WAVES...WAVE HEIGHTS ON THE NEAR-SHORE WATERS OFF NEW JERSEY ARE 18 TO 22 FEET WILL BE VERY SLOWLY SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD AND THERE IS STILL A SMALL CHANCE OF MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE TIDES AND WAVE ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT MODERATE OR MAJOR TIDAL FLOODING IS IMMINENT. BE PREPARED FOR RISING WATER LEVELS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED... LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS. FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES (ALL IN LOWER CASE). && LOCATION TIME OF PREDICTED WATER LEVEL HIGH TIDE SEASIDE HEIGHTS... NJ 6:58 PM SATURDAY 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET MLLW (OCEANFRONT) 7:14 AM SUNDAY 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET MLLW ATLANTIC CITY... NJ 7:09 PM SATURDAY NEAR 7.0 FEET MLLW (OCEANFRONT) 7:26 AM SUNDAY NEAR 7.5 FEET MLLW HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT. && $$ DEZ002>004-NJZ021-023-024-241430- /O.CON.KPHI.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160124T1700Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CUMBERLAND-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- 824 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NEW JERSEY COUNTIES OF CAPE MAY AND CUMBERLAND... AND THE DELAWARE COUNTIES OF SUSSEX AND KENT. * COASTAL FLOODING...MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND POSSIBLY AGAIN FOR THE SUNDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE. HOWEVER... THE EXTREME FLOODING OF THIS MORNING FROM ATLANTIC CAPE MAY NEW JERSEY THROUGH SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE WILL NOT BE REPEATED. THERE MAY BE A POSSIBLE FURTHER REDUCTION OF THE TIDAL INUNDATION FOR THE SUNDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE ON THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE OCEANFRONT OCCURS BETWEEN 7 PM AND 8 PM THIS EVENING... AND BETWEEN 7 AM AND 8 AM SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS AND ON DELAWARE BAY OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ALONG THE OCEANFRONT. * WAVES...WAVE HEIGHTS ON THE NEAR-SHORE WATERS OFF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE ARE 18 TO 22 FEET THIS EVENING SUBSIDING ONLY VERY SLOWLY FOR THE SUNDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE. WAVE HEIGHTS ON DELAWARE BAY OF 4 TO 8 FEET WILL LOWER LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD AND SPOTTY MINOR OR MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. THE TIDES AND WAVE ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION. ROAD CLOSURES OF UP TO 2 HOURS EITHER SIDE OF THE TIME OF THE HIGH TIDE ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT MODERATE OR MAJOR TIDAL FLOODING IS IMMINENT. BE PREPARED FOR RISING WATER LEVELS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED... LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS. FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES (ALL IN LOWER CASE). && LOCATION TIME OF PREDICTED WATER LEVEL HIGH TIDE CAPE MAY... NJ 7:43 PM SATURDAY NEAR 8.0 FEET MLLW (OCEANFRONT) 8:00 AM SUNDAY NEAR 8.0 FEET MLLW LEWES... DE 8:22 PM SATURDAY 7.0 TO 7.5 FEET MLLW (DELAWARE BAY) 8:42 AM SUNDAY NEAR 7.5 FEET MLLW REHOBOTH BEACH... DE 7:13 PM SATURDAY NEAR 7.0 FEET MLLW (OCEANFRONT) 7:45 AM SUNDAY NEAR 7.5 FEET MLLW HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS AND ALONG THE DELAWARE BAY OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT. && $$ DEZ001-NJZ016-241430- /O.CON.KPHI.CF.Y.0003.160124T1400Z-160124T1800Z/ NEW CASTLE-SALEM- 824 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 1 PM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN DELAWARE AND SALEM COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING OCCURRED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE THIS SATURDAY MORNING... AND MAY REPEAT AGAIN SUNDAY. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE IN THE ADVISORY AREA OCCURS AROUND 1030 AM TO 1230 PM ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...LOCALIZED ROADWAY FLOODING IS EXPECTED. SOME ROADS MAY BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROAD CLOSURES. USUALLY... THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED... LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS. FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY PLEASE GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES (ALL IN LOWER CASE). && $$ DRAG
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WHUS41 KPHI 240755
CFWPHI
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE...
AND MARYLAND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
255 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016
...MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING...
.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WAS CENTERED ABOUT 500 MILES EAST OF NEW
JERSEY EARLY THIS MORNING. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FARTHER
OUT TO SEA TODAY AND IT WILL LOSE ITS INFLUENCE OVER OUR REGION.
NJZ012>014-241700-
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160124T1700Z/
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-
255 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
* LOCATIONS...THE NEW JERSEY COUNTIES OF MIDDLESEX AND MONMOUTH.
* COASTAL FLOODING...MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED
THIS MORNING. WATER LEVELS WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS A
NORTHWEST WIND PUSHES WATER AWAY FROM THE COAST. AS A RESULT, NO
ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING HIGH TIDE
CYCLE.
* TIMING...HIGH TIDE ON THE NEW JERSEY OCEANFRONT OCCURS BETWEEN
700 AM AND 800 AM THIS MORNING. HIGH TIDE ON THE BAYS AND
ESTUARIES OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ALONG THE OCEANFRONT.
* WAVES...WAVE HEIGHTS ON THE NEAR-SHORE WATERS OFF NEW JERSEY
ARE FORECAST TO BE 10 TO 15 FEET. WAVE HEIGHTS ON RARITAN BAY
WILL BE TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD AND ADDITIONAL MINOR TO
MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. THE TIDES AND WAVE ACTION
WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MORE BEACH EROSION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING IS
IMMINENT. BE PREPARED FOR RISING WATER LEVELS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF
LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN
DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED, LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS.
FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY
PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES (ALL IN LOWER CASE).
&&
LOCATION TIME OF PREDICTED WATER LEVEL
HIGH TIDE
SANDY HOOK NJ 7:44 AM SUNDAY 7.5 TO 8.0 FEET MLLW
(SANDY HOOK BAY)
HIGH TIDE ON THE BAYS AND ESTUARIES OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH
TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT.
&&
$$
NJZ020-022-025>027-241700-
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160124T1700Z/
OCEAN-ATLANTIC-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
255 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
* LOCATIONS...THE NEW JERSEY COUNTIES OF OCEAN, SOUTHEASTERN
BURLINGTON AND ATLANTIC.
* COASTAL FLOODING...MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED THIS
MORNING. WATER LEVELS WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS A
NORTHWEST WIND PUSHES WATER AWAY FROM THE COAST. AS A RESULT, NO
ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING HIGH TIDE
CYCLE.
* TIMING...HIGH TIDE ON THE NEW JERSEY OCEANFRONT OCCURS BETWEEN
700 AM AND 800 AM THIS MORNING. HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS
OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ALONG THE OCEANFRONT.
* WAVES...WAVE HEIGHTS ON THE NEAR-SHORE WATERS OFF NEW JERSEY ARE
FORECAST TO BE TO 10 TO 15 FEET.
* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD AND ADDITIONAL MINOR TO
MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. THE TIDES AND WAVE ACTION
WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MORE BEACH EROSION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING IS
IMMINENT. BE PREPARED FOR RISING WATER LEVELS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF
LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN
DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED, LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS.
FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY
PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES (ALL IN LOWER CASE).
&&
LOCATION TIME OF PREDICTED WATER LEVEL
HIGH TIDE
SEASIDE HEIGHTS NJ 7:14 AM SUNDAY 7.0 TO 7.5 FEET MLLW
(OCEANFRONT)
ATLANTIC CITY NJ 7:26 AM SUNDAY NEAR 7.0 FEET MLLW
(OCEANFRONT)
HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE
OCEANFRONT.
&&
$$
DEZ002>004-NJZ021-023-024-241700-
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160124T1700Z/
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CUMBERLAND-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
255 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
* LOCATIONS...THE NEW JERSEY COUNTIES OF CAPE MAY AND CUMBERLAND,
AND THE DELAWARE COUNTIES OF SUSSEX AND KENT.
* COASTAL FLOODING...MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED THIS
MORNING. WATER LEVELS WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS A
NORTHWEST WIND PUSHES WATER AWAY FROM THE COAST. AS A RESULT, NO
ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING HIGH TIDE
CYCLE.
* TIMING...HIGH TIDE ON THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE OCEANFRONT
OCCURS BETWEEN 700 AM AND 800 AM THIS MORNING. HIGH TIDE ON THE
BACK BAYS AND ON DELAWARE BAY OCCURS LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE
ALONG THE OCEANFRONT.
* WAVES...WAVE HEIGHTS ON THE NEAR-SHORE WATERS OFF NEW JERSEY AND
DELAWARE ARE FORECAST TO BE 10 TO 15 FEET. WAVE HEIGHTS ON
DELAWARE BAY WILL BE 3 TO 6 FEET.
* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD AND ADDITIONAL MINOR TO
MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. THE TIDES AND WAVE ACTION
WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MORE BEACH EROSION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING IS
IMMINENT. BE PREPARED FOR RISING WATER LEVELS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF
LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN
DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED, LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS.
FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY
PLEASE VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES (ALL IN LOWER CASE).
&&
LOCATION TIME OF PREDICTED WATER LEVEL
HIGH TIDE
CAPE MAY NJ 8:00 AM SUNDAY NEAR 8.0 FEET MLLW
(OCEANFRONT)
LEWES DE 8:42 AM SUNDAY NEAR 7.5 FEET MLLW
(DELAWARE BAY)
REHOBOTH BEACH DE 7:45 AM SUNDAY 7.0 TO 7.5 FEET MLLW
(OCEANFRONT)
HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS AND ALONG THE DELAWARE BAY OCCURS
LATER THAN THE HIGH TIDE ON THE OCEANFRONT.
&&
$$
DEZ001-NJZ016-241800-
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.Y.0003.160124T1400Z-160124T1800Z/
NEW CASTLE-SALEM-
255 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
* LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN DELAWARE AND SALEM COUNTY IN
NEW JERSEY.
* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED AROUND THE
TIMES OF THE MORNING AND MIDDAY HIGH TIDE.
* TIMING...HIGH TIDE IN THE ADVISORY AREA OCCURS AROUND 1030 AM
TO 1230 PM TODAY.
* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED ROADWAY FLOODING IS EXPECTED. SOME ROADS
MAY BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS
EXPECTED. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROAD
CLOSURES. USUALLY, THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD.
DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO TIDAL
FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING
YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED, LEADING TO
COSTLY REPAIRS.
FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY
PLEASE GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES (ALL IN LOWER CASE).
&&
$$
IOVINO813 WHUS41 KPHI 241612 CFWPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE... AND MARYLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1112 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WAS CENTERED WELL EAST OF NEW JERSEY THIS MORNING. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FARTHER OUT TO SEA TODAY AND IT WILL LOSE ITS INFLUENCE OVER OUR REGION. DEZ002>004-NJZ012>014-020>027-241715- /O.CAN.KPHI.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160124T1700Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- 1112 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. THERE MAY BE SOME LINGERING FLOODING ALONG THE BACK BAYS FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. THE FLOOD THREAT FOR THE NEW JERSEY SHORE AND THE LOWER DELAWARE BAY HAS PASSED. NO FURTHER FLOODING IS EXPECTED FOR THESE AREAS. $$ DEZ001-NJZ016-241800- /O.CON.KPHI.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160124T1800Z/ NEW CASTLE-SALEM- 1112 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN DELAWARE AND SALEM COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE IN THE ADVISORY AREA OCCURS THROUGH 1230 PM TODAY. * IMPACTS...LOCALIZED ROADWAY FLOODING IS EXPECTED. SOME ROADS MAY BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROAD CLOSURES. USUALLY... THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED... LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS. FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY PLEASE GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES (ALL IN LOWER CASE). && $$
800 WHUS41 KPHI 241755 CFWPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE... AND MARYLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1255 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 DEZ001-NJZ016-241900- /O.CAN.KPHI.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160124T1800Z/ NEW CASTLE-SALEM- 1255 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE HAS PASSED. THE REEDY POINT GAGE CRESTED BELOW MINOR TIDAL FLOODING LEVELS. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this coastal flood 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 coastal flood advisory went out at Jan 23, 1:37 PM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 23, 1:37 PM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
137 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
A MAJOR WINTER STORM CENTERED OFF THE VIRGINIA CAPES THIS MORNING
WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND OUT TO SEA LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO FOLLOW FOR THE EARLY PART OF THE NEW WEEK.
A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST IS FORECAST TO ARRIVE ON
TUESDAY NIGHT WITH ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE ANTICIPATED IN
ITS WAKE.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
BLIZZARD IN PROGRESS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA PRESENTLY. NO
CHANGES ARE BEING MADE TO ANY HEADLINES AT THIS TIME. HUGE EFFORT
TO PROCESS TONS FOR STORM REPORTS BEING SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE.
THANK FOR YOUR REPORTS AND PATIENCE.
SNOW FORECAST TOTALS WERE UPDATED A FEW HOURS AGO AND WITH THE
PRESENT TRENDS IN RADAR AND SFC OBSERVATIONS...THIS LOOKS FINE
PRESENTLY. THE RADAR ECHOS ACROSS SRN NJ AND DELAWARE APPEAR TO BE
MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE AND THIS WILL POINT TO STRONG WIND GUSTS
TO CONTINUE IN THESE AREAS ALONG WITH THE SNOW. A SHIELD/BAND OF
SNOW APPEARS TO BE DEVELOPING ACROSS ERN PA UP INTO CENTRAL NJ
WITH ECHOS CONCENTRATING AND HEAVY SNOW IN THESE AREAS. THESE ARE
THE SAME AREAS UNDER THE HIGHEST ACCUMS IN THE SNOW FCST
PRESENTLY.
THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOWS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT
HOURS AND INTO THE FIRST PART OF TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL END FROM
N/W TO S/E BETWEEN 10 PM AND 1 AM.
THE THREAT FOR STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 5 TO 6
HOURS. THE SOUNDING ALOFT SHOW THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS ALOFT WILL
BE DONE BY THEN. THE COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THE LOW WILL ENHANCE
MIXING...SO GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM SUNDAY/...
THE POTENT STORM OFF THE COAST WILL GRADUALLY MOVE TO THE
NORTHEAST TONIGHT AS THE ENTIRE CLOSED LOW ALSO SHIFTS EASTWARD.
THIS WILL ALLOW SOME COOLING TO TAKE PLACE EASTWARD WITH ANY
LINGERING MIXED PRECIPITATION MAINLY AT THE COAST TO CHANGE BACK
TO SNOW FOR A TIME BEFORE ENDING. THE MAIN FEATURE FOR THE FIRST
HALF OF THE NIGHT IS A DEFORMATION BAND, THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH
FRONTOGENESIS MAINLY IN THE 800-700 MB LAYER, PIVOTS EAST ACROSS
THE AREA. THIS FEATURE MAY END UP WEAKENING AS IT NEARS THE COAST,
HOWEVER DECENT SNOWFALL RATES SHOULD BE PRODUCED FROM THIS AS IT
SWINGS THROUGH. THIS WILL BE COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AS THEY
SHIFT MORE TO THE NORTH AND THEN NORTHWEST LATE. THE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST THIS EVENING, THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN FROM
WEST TO EAST AS THE STORM MOVES FURTHER AWAY AND THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT THEREFORE STARTS TO RELAX.
THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW, AND THIS SHOULD DEVELOP FOR AREAS THAT SAW A MIX OR A
CHANGEOVER AS NEW SNOW ACCUMULATES AND TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO FALL.
IN THESE AREAS, WATCH FOR SOME POTENTIAL REFREEZING OF WET
SURFACES.
AS FOR THE LOW TEMPERATURES, WE USED MOSTLY A MOS BLEND AND
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ESPECIALLY WITH FRESH SNOW COVER.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
FOLLOWING OUR MAJOR WINTER STORM, IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THE NEW WEEK
SHOULD FEATURE RELATIVELY TRANQUIL WEATHER.
THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FARTHER OUT TO SEA ON SUNDAY WITH
DRY AIR BUILDING INTO OUR REGION ON A NORTHWEST WIND. THE NORTHERN
ARM OF AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE IS THEN EXPECTED TO BUILD ACROSS
NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND, DELAWARE, EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW
JERSEY FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.
A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON TUESDAY AND
IT SHOULD PASS THROUGH OUR REGION ON TUESDAY NIGHT. THE FEATURE IS
EXPECTED TO BRING SOME SHOWERY PRECIPITATION. TEMPERATURES ARE
ANTICIPATED TO RISE INTO THE 40S ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN MUCH OF
OUR AREA, SO THE PRECIPITATION TYPE SHOULD FAVOR RAIN. HOWEVER,
SOME SNOW FLAKES ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH WITH ONLY A
LIMITED POTENTIAL FOR ANY ACCUMULATION.
ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO BUILD INTO OUR
REGION FROM THE WEST FOR THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK.
LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO PASS ACROSS FLORIDA ON THURSDAY
BEFORE MOVING NORTHEASTWARD AND OUT TO SEA. THE SYSTEM IS
ANTICIPATED TO REMAIN WELL TO OUR SOUTHEAST AND IT SHOULD HAVE
LITTLE IMPACT OUR WEATHER.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IS FOR KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG,
KILG, KMIV, KACY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
TODAY...IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS CONTINUE WITH SNOW WHICH WILL BE
MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. DURING ENHANCED SNOW BANDS, SNOWFALL
RATES WILL BE 1-3 INCHES PER HOUR. GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT ALL TERMINALS. NORTHEAST WINDS 20-30
KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 45 KNOTS.
TONIGHT...LIFR/IFR CONDITIONS IMPROVING TO MVFR AND THEN VFR
LATE. SNOW AT VARYING INTENSITY WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST
BY THE LATE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION AT KMIV AND
KACY WILL CHANGE TO SNOW EARLY. NORTH WINDS 15-20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 30 KNOTS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND DIMINISH SOME,
HOWEVER BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE.
OUTLOOK...
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...MAINLY VFR.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT...MAINLY VFR WITH A CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE AROUND KRDG AND KABE, AS
WELL. CONDITIONS MAY BRIEFLY DROP INTO THE MVFR CATEGORY DUE TO
PRECIPITATION.
WEDNESDAY...MAINLY VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
THE UPDATE FOR HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS SO FAR IS NOT WORKING BUT IT
MAY YET BRIEFLY REACH 65 KT WHEN WE SHIFT NORTH LATE AFTERNOON OR
THIS EVENING.
OTHERWISE THE PLAN WILL ADJUST AT 3PM AND MAY GO BACK TO SRW ATLC
COASTS THIS AFTN/EVE.
UNSURE IF WE HAVE AN EQUIPMENT POWER PBLM DEVELOPING AT 44009?
OUTLOOK... SUNDAY....NORTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS
ARE ANTICIPATED. WAVE HEIGHTS ON OUR OCEAN WATERS ARE FORECAST TO
SUBSIDE FROM 9 TO 12 FEET TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT...WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 25 KNOTS.
HOWEVER, WAVE HEIGHTS ON OUR OCEAN WATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN THE 4
TO 6 FOOT RANGE.
MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING...NO MARINE HEADLINES ARE ANTICIPATED.
LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
25 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE.
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...NO MARINE HEADLINES ARE
ANTICIPATED.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
SUBSTANTIAL...RECORD...TIDAL FLOODING HAS OCCURRED ACROSS SRN
NJ/COASTAL/SRN BAY DELAWARE WITH THIS EVENT. LEVELS AT LEWES AND
CAPE MAY NJ (FERRY TERMINAL) HAVE SURPASSED THE RECORD. (BY A FEW
TENTHS OF A FOOT FOR EITHER SANDY OR THE STORM OF 1962).
THE (PREDICTED) HIGH TIDE HAS PASSED...HOWEVER THE INCREDIBLE (5 FT
+) STORM SURGE ACTING UPON THE TIDE WILL LIKELY STILL BRING FLOODING
LEVELS AT THE LOW TIDE. THE UPCOMING HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING (WHICH
IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE LOWER OF THE TWO DAILY TIDES) WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD MODERATE...ISOLATED MAJOR...TIDAL
FLOODING EARLY THIS EVENING. WE WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE AND
MONITOR THROUGH THE EVENT.
THE COASTAL STORM WILL CONTINUE WITH A STRONG ONSHORE WIND INTO
TONIGHT. WATER WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ALONG THE COASTS OF DELAWARE
AND NEW JERSEY AND IT WILL BECOME TRAPPED ALONG THE COAST AND IN
THE BACK BAYS AND ESTUARIES FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE HIGH TIDE
CYCLES. THE STORM COINCIDES WITH THE FULL MOON, SO THE BASE
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL BE HIGH AND IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH OF A
SURGE TO PRODUCE FLOODING.
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST IS EXPERIENCING A STORM
SURGE AROUND 4 FEET PRESENTLY. THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE NEW JERSEY
COAST AND THE DELAWARE COAST IS EXPERIENCING A STORM SURGE IN
EXCESS OF 5 FEET.
THE BRISK NORTHEAST WIND SHOULD ACT TO PUSH WATER DOWN THE TIDAL
DELAWARE RIVER AND DOWN THE UPPER PART OF CHESAPEAKE BAY. AS A
RESULT, IT DOES NOT APPEAR AS THOUGH THERE WILL BE ANY TIDAL
FLOODING IN THOSE AREAS.
EXPANDED THE CFA TO THE TIDAL DELAWARE WHERE MINOR FLOODING WAS
OCCURRING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
&&
.CLIMATE...
HEADING FOR NUMBER 10 OR HIGHEST TWO DAY SNOWFALL AT PHILADELPHIA
AND ALLENTOWN!
THE PERSPECTIVE...WHAT IT TAKES FOR HISTORIC HERE. PLEASE
REFERENCE PHILADELPHIA NUMBER 10 VALUE SEEN BELOW AND NOW
ALLENTOWN AT LEAST 4 AND MAY INCREASE THE RANKING TO NEAR RECORD?
SMALL CHANCE FOR ENTIRE SEASON NORMAL SNOW IN 1 DAY FOR PHL AND
ABE. SEE THE BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION.
OTHERWISE...TWO CALENDAR DAY RANKED SNOWFALL AND ENDING DATE AS
DERIVED FROM THE AVAILABLE DATA IN OUR CLIMATE DATABASE:
ALLENTOWN
#1 25.6 1/8/1996
#2 25.2 2/12/1983
#3 24.0 2/11/1983
#4 21.2 1/23/2016
NOTE THERE ARE TWO RANKINGS FOR ONE STORM WHICH MUST HAVE EXTENDED
OVER 3 DAYS. THIS MAY BECOME MOOT WHEN WE LOOK AT THE FINAL STORM
TOTAL AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
ATLANTIC CITY
#1 20.0 2/17/2003
#10 16.3 1/26/1987
PHILADELPHIA
#1 30.7 1/8/1996
#10 19.4 4/4/1915
WILMINGTON DE
#1 25.8 2/6/2010
#10 18.0 1/24/1935
PLEASE SEE AN EARLIER SOCIAL MEDIA POST FOR ALL THE YEARS BETWEEN
NUMBERS 1 AND 10.
RECORD DAILY WATER EQUIV AND SNOW
1/22 1/23
ACY 1.03-1954 5.0-1954 2.09-1998 1.2-1948
PHL 1.03-1987 10.8-2005 2.32-1998 11.9-1935
ILG 2.60-1902 12.0-1987 2.51-1998 3.9-1982
ABE 1.06-1987 11.1-1987 1.39-1983 7.7-1966
TTN 1.20-1987 2.30-1998
GED 1.52-1954 1.22-2006
RDG 1.11-1891 1.18-1966
MPO 1.68-1958 2.10-1987
NORMAL SNOWFALL FOR AN ENTIRE SEASON IS LISTED BELOW.
THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE THAT ENTIRE SEASONS NORMAL SNOWFALL WILL
OCCUR IN ONE STORM, BY MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT.
PHILADELPHIA 22.4
ALLENTOWN 32.9
ATLANTIC CITY 16.5
WILMINGTON 20.2
&&
.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 3 AM EST SUNDAY FOR PAZ054-055-060>062.
BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR PAZ070-071-101>106.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM EST SUNDAY FOR PAZ070-071.
NJ...BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 3 AM EST SUNDAY FOR NJZ001-007-008.
BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR NJZ009-010-012>022-
026-027.
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY FOR NJZ012>014-
020>027.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR NJZ023>025.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR NJZ023>025.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM EST SUNDAY FOR NJZ016.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM EST SUNDAY FOR NJZ017>019.
DE...BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR DEZ001-002.
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY FOR DEZ002>004.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR DEZ003-004.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR DEZ003-004.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM EST SUNDAY FOR DEZ001.
MD...BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR MDZ008-012-015-019-
020.
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
ANZ451>455.
STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY FOR ANZ450.
STORM WARNING UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY FOR ANZ430-431.
&&
SYNOPSIS...IOVINO/DRAG
NEAR TERM...DRAG/GORSE/O'HARA
SHORT TERM...GORSE
LONG TERM...IOVINO
AVIATION...GORSE/IOVINO
MARINE...GORSE/IOVINO/DRAG 133
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...DRAG 133
CLIMATE...133Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 23, 1:19 PM EST, 1 hour 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 119 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-241830- SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- 119 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHEAST 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. BLIZZARD WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DEZ002-NJZ012>014-020>022-026-027-241830- KENT-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND- ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- 119 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN 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. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. BLIZZARD WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NJZ017>019-PAZ070-071-241830- GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 119 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY 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. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. BLIZZARD WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DEZ003-004-NJZ023>025-241830- INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC- 119 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN DELAWARE 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. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. HIGH WIND WARNING. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ009-010-015-PAZ101>106-241830- CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MERCER- WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY- EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS- 119 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY 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. BLIZZARD WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DEZ001-NJZ016-241830- NEW CASTLE-SALEM- 119 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN DELAWARE 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. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. BLIZZARD WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ451>455-241830- 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- 119 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL 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. HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ450-241830- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- 119 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL 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. STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ430-431-241830- DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- 119 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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. STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 23, 11:52 AM EST, 3 hours 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1152 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0649 AM NON-TSTM WND GST BAYVILLE 39.91N 74.15W
01/23/2016 M72 MPH OCEAN NJ PUBLIC
GOOOD LUCK POINT
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EVENT NUMBER PHI1600369
STAFFSpecial weather statement, Jan 23, 12:57 PM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1257 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 NJZ001-007-PAZ054-055-060>062-232030- SUSSEX-WARREN-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...JIM THORPE... STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON 1257 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH VERY HEAVY SNOW THIS AFTERNOON... AT 1250 PM...A BAND OF VERY HEAVY SNOW HAS SET UP OVER WESTERN BERKS COUNTY, THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND SOUTHERN POCONOS IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AS WELL AS FAR NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO LOCALLY 4 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE UNDERNEATH THIS BAND. THE BAND WILL MOVE SLOWLY...RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES JUST THROUGH 330 PM. THE COMBINATIONS OF THE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS TO NEAR IMPOSSIBLE AS SNOW ACCUMULATES FASTER THAN PLOWS CAN KEEP UP WITH. JRK
Local storm report, Jan 23, 1:06 PM EST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
106 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0106 PM HEAVY SNOW S ALLENTOWN 40.59N 75.48W
01/23/2016 M20.0 INCH LEHIGH PA TRAINED SPOTTER
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EVENT NUMBER PHI1600370
STAFFLocal storm report, Jan 23, 1:16 PM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
116 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0115 PM HEAVY SNOW STEVENSVILLE 38.98N 76.31W
01/23/2016 M14.0 INCH QUEEN ANNES MD TRAINED SPOTTER
KENT ISLAND
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EVENT NUMBER PHI1600371
STAFFLocal storm report, Jan 23, 1:19 PM EST, 1 hour 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
119 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0115 PM HEAVY SNOW KING OF PRUSSIA 40.10N 75.38W
01/23/2016 M17.4 INCH MONTGOMERY PA TRAINED SPOTTER
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EVENT NUMBER PHI1600372
STAFFLocal storm report, Jan 23, 2:17 PM EST, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
217 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM SNOW S ALLENTOWN 40.59N 75.48W
01/23/2016 M4.0 INCH LEHIGH PA TRAINED SPOTTER
4 INCHES IN THE PAST HOUR
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EVENT NUMBER PHI1600373
JRKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 9:48 AM EST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | PHI | 6 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:07 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Warren | 83 min |
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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.