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Freeze Watch 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

April 10, 20205 counties in New Jersey; 6 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this freeze watch at Apr 10, 2020, 3:33 AM EDT for 5 counties in New Jersey; 6 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Apr 11, 2020, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 10, 2020, 3:33 AM EDT (07:33 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 11, 2020, 12:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 10, 2020, 3:29 PM EDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Bucks County, PA, Chester County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Northampton County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 197 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2020-04-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 00:00Z on 2020-04-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -193 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1650 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
93 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-193 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-122 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

194 
WWUS71 KPHI 100733
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
333 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2020

NJZ001-007>010-PAZ060>062-101-103-105-102300-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FZ.A.0001.200411T0400Z-200411T1300Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0008.200410T1100Z-200410T2300Z/
Sussex-Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-
Western Chester-Western Montgomery-Upper Bucks-
Including the cities of Newton, Washington, Morristown, 
Flemington, Somerville, Reading, Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, 
Honey Brook, Oxford, Collegeville, Pottstown, Chalfont, 
and Perkasie
333 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, west winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts
  up to 50 mph expected. For the Freeze Watch, temperatures
  dropping to the upper 20s possible.

* WHERE...Berks County, the Lehigh Valley, the far western suburbs
  of Philadelphia, and northern New Jersey.

* WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, from 7 AM this morning to 7 PM 
  EDT this evening. For the Freeze Watch, from late tonight 
  through Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down, and a few power outages may 
  result. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ012>027-PAZ054-055-070-071-
102-104-106-102300-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0008.200410T1100Z-200410T2300Z/
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Cecil-Kent MD-
Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-Middlesex-Western Monmouth-
Eastern Monmouth-Mercer-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-
Northwestern Burlington-Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May-
Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
Southeastern Burlington-Carbon-Monroe-Delaware-Philadelphia-
Eastern Chester-Eastern Montgomery-Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Wilmington, Dover, Georgetown, 
Rehoboth Beach, Elkton, Chestertown, Centreville, Easton, Denton,
New Brunswick, Freehold, Sandy Hook, Trenton, Pennsville, 
Glassboro, Camden, Cherry Hill, Moorestown, Mount Holly, Jackson,
Millville, Hammonton, Cape May Court House, Ocean City, 
Atlantic City, Long Beach Island, Wharton State Forest, 
Jim Thorpe, Stroudsburg, Media, Philadelphia, West Chester, 
Kennett Square, Norristown, Lansdale, Morrisville, and Doylestown
333 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Central and southern New Jersey, the Philadelphia
  metropolitan area, the southern Poconos, the Eastern Shore of
  Maryland, and Delaware.

* WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 7 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down, and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

CMS
2 follow-up statements
056 
WWUS71 KPHI 101453
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1053 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2020

NJZ001-007>010-PAZ060>062-101-103-105-110400-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-200410T2300Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.FZ.A.0001.200411T0400Z-200411T1300Z/
Sussex-Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-
Western Chester-Western Montgomery-Upper Bucks-
Including the cities of Newton, Washington, Morristown, 
Flemington, Somerville, Reading, Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, 
Honey Brook, Oxford, Collegeville, Pottstown, Chalfont, 
and Perkasie
1053 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, west winds 20 to 30 mph with 
  gusts up to 50 mph expected. For the Freeze Watch, 
  temperatures dropping to the upper 20s possible.

* WHERE...Berks County, the Lehigh Valley, the far western 
  suburbs of Philadelphia, and northern New Jersey.

* WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, from 7 AM this morning to 7 PM 
  EDT this evening. For the Freeze Watch, from late tonight 
  through Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down, and a few power outages may result.
  Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other 
  sensitive vegetation.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ012>027-PAZ054-055-070-071-
102-104-106-102300-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-200410T2300Z/
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Cecil-Kent MD-
Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-Middlesex-Western Monmouth-
Eastern Monmouth-Mercer-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-
Northwestern Burlington-Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May-
Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
Southeastern Burlington-Carbon-Monroe-Delaware-Philadelphia-
Eastern Chester-Eastern Montgomery-Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Wilmington, Dover, Georgetown, 
Rehoboth Beach, Elkton, Chestertown, Centreville, Easton, Denton,
New Brunswick, Freehold, Sandy Hook, Trenton, Pennsville, 
Glassboro, Camden, Cherry Hill, Moorestown, Mount Holly, Jackson,
Millville, Hammonton, Cape May Court House, Ocean City, 
Atlantic City, Long Beach Island, Wharton State Forest, 
Jim Thorpe, Stroudsburg, Media, Philadelphia, West Chester, 
Kennett Square, Norristown, Lansdale, Morrisville, and Doylestown
1053 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Central and southern New Jersey, the Philadelphia 
  metropolitan area, the southern Poconos, the Eastern Shore of 
  Maryland, and Delaware.

* WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 7 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down, and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

JEO
955 
WWUS71 KPHI 101929
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
329 PM EDT Fri Apr 10 2020

NJZ001-007>010-PAZ060>062-101-103-105-110830-
/O.UPG.KPHI.FZ.A.0001.200411T0400Z-200411T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.FZ.W.0001.200411T0400Z-200411T1300Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-200410T2300Z/
Sussex-Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-
Western Chester-Western Montgomery-Upper Bucks-
Including the cities of Newton, Washington, Morristown, 
Flemington, Somerville, Reading, Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, 
Honey Brook, Oxford, Collegeville, Pottstown, Chalfont, 
and Perkasie
329 PM EDT Fri Apr 10 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low
  as 29 degrees expected. For the Wind Advisory, northwest winds 
  15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of northern and northwest New Jersey and east 
  central and southeast Pennsylvania.

* WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight to 9 AM 
  EDT Saturday. For the Wind Advisory, until 7 PM EDT this 
  evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
  Sub-freezing temperatures could damage or kill crops and other
  sensitive vegetation.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

MDZ008-NJZ015-PAZ102-104-106-110830-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FZ.W.0001.200411T0400Z-200411T1300Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-200410T2300Z/
Cecil-Mercer-Eastern Chester-Eastern Montgomery-Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Elkton, Trenton, West Chester, 
Kennett Square, Norristown, Lansdale, Morrisville, and Doylestown
329 PM EDT Fri Apr 10 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low
  as 31 degrees expected. For the Wind Advisory, northwest winds 
  15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...In New Jersey, Mercer. In Pennsylvania, Eastern 
  Chester, Eastern Montgomery and Lower Bucks. In Maryland, 
  Cecil.

* WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight to 9 AM 
  EDT Saturday. For the Wind Advisory, until 7 PM EDT this 
  evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
  Sub-freezing temperatures could damage or kill crops and other
  sensitive vegetation.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

DEZ001>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ012>014-016>027-PAZ054-055-070-
071-102300-
/O.CON.KPHI.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-200410T2300Z/
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Kent MD-
Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-Middlesex-Western Monmouth-
Eastern Monmouth-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern Burlington-
Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-Southeastern Burlington-Carbon-
Monroe-Delaware-Philadelphia-
Including the cities of Wilmington, Dover, Georgetown, 
Rehoboth Beach, Chestertown, Centreville, Easton, Denton, 
New Brunswick, Freehold, Sandy Hook, Pennsville, Glassboro, 
Camden, Cherry Hill, Moorestown, Mount Holly, Jackson, Millville,
Hammonton, Cape May Court House, Ocean City, Atlantic City, 
Long Beach Island, Wharton State Forest, Jim Thorpe, Stroudsburg,
Media, and Philadelphia
329 PM EDT Fri Apr 10 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Central and southern New Jersey, the Philadelphia 
  metropolitan area, the southern Poconos, the Eastern Shore of 
  Maryland, and Delaware.

* WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 7 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down, and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

JEO

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freeze watch 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 freeze watch went out at Apr 9, 9:30 PM EDT, 6 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 9:30 PM EDT, 6 hours 3 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
930 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020

.SYNOPSIS...
In the wake of the cold front earlier on Thursday, windy conditions
will continue into Friday. The low pressure system associated with
the cold front will lift slowly toward the Canadian Maritimes Friday
and Saturday. High pressure will build over the eastern U.S. this
weekend. Another intense surface low will move from the southern
Plains on Sunday to the Great Lakes region Sunday night, with an
associated cold front crossing the Mid-Atlantic on Monday. Another
system may affect the area around the middle of next week.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
930 PM Update: Wind gusts and wind have dropped off quickly
across much of the area this evening, although some sporadic
gusts are still possible. Still expecting winds to pick up
again after midnight. Dewpoints this evening are also lower than
forecast, but expect them to rise as mixing subsides. Adjusted
dewpoints and relative humidities for Friday slightly to account
for the latest guidance.

630 PM Update: The forecast for this evening is on track at
this time. Dewpoints mixed out a bit more than forecast, but
these will come up as mixing wanes into the evening. Winds
continue to subside through the evening, however a few stronger
gusts may still be possible. The Wind Advisory will be allowed
to expire area wide at 7 PM.

A subtle mid-level wave is forecast to pass across the area just
after midnight bringing a surge in the low-level jet as well as
a surge of cooler air at the surface. Guidance indicates a
tightening of the pressure gradient after this occurs, so there
may be a period of gusts after midnight on the order of 40 mph,
however BUFKIT profiles indicate the boundary layer will remain
largely decoupled for most locations, so confidence is low on
this. Nevertheless, winds and gusts are still forecast to
increase rapidly around daybreak.

Previous discussion...
After an active day of weather, convection has pushed offshore
as a strong cold front barrels through the region. This is
associated with rapidly intensifying low pressure over New
England. As expected, in addition to the convective winds we saw
earlier we are getting an enhanced surge of synoptic winds
(45-55mph) as the well- mixed air mass overlaps with the
strongest portion of the low level jet. As the low level winds
weaken and we lose diurnal heating and the most efficient
mixing, winds should diminish somewhat this evening. Overnight,
gusts should come down a little more, so today's Wind Advisory
will expire this evening. But a breezy night is likely with
gusts over 30 mph possible.

A mainly dry night is expected, but not entirely dry especially in
the northwestern half of the CWA. A couple of shortwave impulses and
weak surface troughs look to rotate through the larger scale trough
in place over the East. With steep lapse rates in place and some
lingering low level moisture, a few showers are likely especially
the further west and north you go. The best chance for this will be
over the first half of the night. Temperatures will be dropping
behind the front, though the elevated winds will keep them from
falling off more. Still, could get cold enough for some of the
showers to fall as snow especially in the Poconos, where there could
even be some light accumulations (a half inch or less).

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY/...
Strong low pressure slowly begins departing into the Canadian
maritimes on Friday. Not surprisingly with a sub-970mb low to our
northeast and high pressure building in out of the Plains and
Midwest, it will be a windy day with such a strong gradient in
place. If nothing else, it looks to be a "consistent" day with
fairly similar conditions both spatially and temporally during the
daylight hours. Main question on this shift was whether it would be
windy enough for an advisory (gusts > 45mph). Looking over BUFKIT,
fairly good consistency in wind profiles among models. We will
likely mix to around 750mb during the day. This combined with the
wind profiles suggests potential for 40 to 50 mph gusts, and it
looked convincing enough to go ahead with another wind advisory for
the daylight hours Friday. Either way, it will be a noticeably windy
day. Gusts should start to gradually diminish during the late
afternoon and especially evening.

Expecting a mainly dry day, though likely a lot of stratocu
especially to the northwest as is typical in northwest flow/cold
advection regimes. A bit of additional shortwave energy comes
through during the day, especially in the morning hours. A
spotty shower is possible in the northwestern zones, but coverage
will be less than it will be overnight. It may still be cold
enough for some of the showers to fall as snow especially
early. Highs well below normal for the date with 850mb
temperatures around -5C. Highs mainly in the low 50s with some
40s to the north.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
By Sunday, the high will drift out to sea, while return flow
develops across the Mid-Atlantic region. Temperatures will warm
quite a bit on Sunday as compared to Saturday. There will be a
slight chance of showers on Sunday as a couple of weak short
wave/vorticity impulses move across the area, but the main action
moves in Sunday night into Monday.

During Sunday night, an area of low pressure will move across the
Mid-West states and into the Great Lakes area, before lifting into
southern Canada on Monday. This will lift an occluding frontal
system across the Mid-Atlantic and northeastern states. Rainfall is
expected to begin overnight Sunday, then continue into Monday
morning. There is not much instability, so thunderstorms are not
currently expected. However, PW values approach or exceed one inch,
so periods of moderate to heavy rainfall can be expected.

The front will have moved offshore by Monday afternoon/Monday
evening. Gusty wind will develop behind the front Monday and
continue Monday night into Tuesday. There will be a slight chance of
showers Tuesday as a couple of short waves/vorticity impulse move
across the area.

By Wednesday, there is disagreement with the long term models in how
they handle a potential coastal storm developing along the old cold
front offshore of the east coast. The ECMWF is much more aggressive
strengthening the low moving it offshore of the Mid- Atlantic and
bringing rain to the area. The GFS and Canadian suppresses the
system and keep rain away from the area. We will have a chance of
showers due the uncertainty, but no more than 40 percent.

&&

.AVIATION /02Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
The following discussion is for KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG,
KILG, KMIV, KACY and surrounding areas.

Through tonight... Mainly VFR. Localized MVFR ceilings possible
especially near RDG and ABE. Showers are possible especially
northwest of PHL mainly between 0z and 06z. Westerly or west-
northwesterly winds expected through tonight. Gusts up to 40 kt
possible through this evening. Winds will diminish somewhat
overnight but could continue gusting to 30-40 kt, especially
after 06Z. Moderate confidence.

Friday... Mainly VFR with broken ceilings of 4000-6000 feet likely
from PHL northwestward. West-northwest winds of 15 to 25 kt with
gusts to 40 kt. Winds will slowly start to diminish in the
evening. High confidence.

Outlook...

Friday night and Saturday...Mainly VFR with west to northwest winds
10 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. High confidence.

Saturday night...Mainly VFR with winds becoming southerly and
diminishing to around or below 10 kt. Moderate confidence.

Sunday...Generally VFR (though CIGs will be lowering through the
day, possibly approaching sub-VFR late) with winds becoming
southeasterly 10 to 20 kt with higher gusts, especially near the
coast. Low confidence.

Sunday night and Monday...Periods of sub-VFR probable with a good
chance of rain. Southeast to south winds 10 to 20 kt with higher
gusts becoming southwest on Monday. Moderate confidence.

Tuesday...Mostly VFR conditions are expected. Westerly winds of 10
to 15 kt are possible. Moderate confidence.

&&

.MARINE...
Through Friday night... A Gale Warning remains in effect for all
waters thanks to west-northwesterly winds gusting 35 to 45 kt. Some
of the strongest gusts will occur through this evening. Winds may
then decrease somewhat tonight, and gusts may go below gale criteria
for a few hours, but will remain near 30 to 35 kt much of the night.
Gusts of 40 to 45 kt are then likely most of the day tomorrow before
they gradually diminish tomorrow night. Cannot rule out a couple of
storm force gusts both this afternoon/evening and again during the
day on Friday, but those gusts, if any, should be isolated. Seas 4
to 7 ft.

Outlook...

Saturday...Advisory conditions will likely continue, with west to
northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

Saturday night...Sub-advisory winds/seas anticipated.

Sunday...South winds increasing to advisory levels. Seas approaching
advisory criteria late in the day.

Sunday night and Monday...South to southwest winds increasing
further, possibly approaching gale criteria on Monday. Seas 5 to 10
feet

Tuesday...Once seas subside below 5 ft, winds and seas should stay
below SCA criteria.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
Forecast relative humidity values are forecast to drop below 30%
during the day Friday. This combined with windy conditions
throughout the day will lead to enhanced fire danger. Relative
humidity values in Carbon and Monroe Counties are forecast to
remain higher, so the Special Weather Statement has not been
issued for these areas. Dry and windy conditions are expected
again on Saturday.

&&

.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...Wind Advisory from 7 AM to 7 PM EDT Friday for PAZ054-055-
     060>062-070-071-101>106.
NJ...Wind Advisory from 7 AM to 7 PM EDT Friday for NJZ001-007>010-
     012>027.
DE...Wind Advisory from 7 AM to 7 PM EDT Friday for DEZ001>004.
MD...Wind Advisory from 7 AM to 7 PM EDT Friday for MDZ008-012-015-
     019-020.
MARINE...Gale Warning until 6 AM EDT Saturday for ANZ430-431-450>455.

&&

Synopsis...CMS/Johnson
Near Term...O'Brien/Staarmann
Short Term...O'Brien
Long Term...Johnson/Robertson
Aviation...Johnson/O'Brien/Staarmann
Marine...Johnson/O'Brien
Fire Weather...Staarmann/Johnson
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 3:59 PM EDT, 11 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
359 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020

NJZ012>014-020-026-027-102000-
Middlesex-Western Monmouth-Eastern Monmouth-Ocean-Coastal Ocean-
Southeastern Burlington-
359 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for 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.

   Wind Advisory.

.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.

   Wind Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016>018-021>025-PAZ060-070-071-
101>104-102000-
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Cecil-Kent MD-
Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-Cumberland-
Atlantic-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Berks-
Delaware-Philadelphia-Western Chester-Eastern Chester-
Western Montgomery-Eastern Montgomery-
359 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Delaware, northern
Delaware, southern Delaware, northeast Maryland, southern New
Jersey, east central 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.

   Wind Advisory.

.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.

   Wind Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NJZ001-007>010-015-019-PAZ054-055-061-062-105-106-102000-
Sussex-Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Mercer-
Northwestern Burlington-Carbon-Monroe-Lehigh-Northampton-Upper Bucks-
Lower Bucks-
359 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for 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.

   Wind Advisory.

.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.

   Wind Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

ANZ430-431-450>455-102000-
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-
359 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY...

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.

   Gale Warning.

.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.

   Gale Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 10, 1:42 AM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
142 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2020

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

1203 AM     TSTM WND DMG     PENNSVILLE              39.65N 75.52W
04/10/2020                   SALEM              NJ   PUBLIC

            DOWNED TREE AT A RESIDENCE. REPORT VIA
            SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

CMS
Local storm report, Apr 10, 2:03 AM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
203 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2020

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

0102 AM     TSTM WND GST     ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATI 39.46N 74.58W
04/10/2020  M62 MPH          ATLANTIC           NJ   ASOS

&&

CMS
Local storm report, Apr 10, 2:51 AM EDT, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
251 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2020

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

0230 AM     HAIL             LAKEHURST               40.01N 74.30W
04/10/2020  M0.50 INCH       OCEAN              NJ   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

CMS
Local storm report, Apr 10, 2:53 AM EDT, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
253 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2020

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

0240 AM     HAIL             HOWELL                  40.16N 74.22W
04/10/2020  E0.25 INCH       MONMOUTH           NJ   PUBLIC

            TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

CMS
Local storm report, Apr 10, 2:54 AM EDT, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
254 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2020

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

0222 AM     HAIL             1 W LAKEHURST           40.01N 74.33W
04/10/2020  E0.25 INCH       OCEAN              NJ   PUBLIC

            MPING REPORT.

&&

CMS
Special weather statement, Apr 10, 3:27 AM EDT, 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
327 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2020

NJZ001-007>010-100830-
Morris-Hunterdon-Sussex-Somerset-Warren-
327 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2020

...AN AREA OF SNOW WILL AFFECT MORRIS...NORTHEASTERN
HUNTERDON...SUSSEX...NORTHERN WARREN AND NORTHERN SOMERSET
COUNTIES...

At 325 AM EDT, an area of snow mixed with graupel was located over
far eastern Sussex County into western Morris County, moving
southeast at 35 mph.

Wind gusts up to 40 mph are possible with this area of heavy snow.

Locations impacted include...
Morristown, Somerville, Newton, Bridgewater, Dover, Madison,
Hopatcong, Middlesex, Florham Park, East Hanover, Lincoln Park, Bound
Brook, Manville, Kinnelon, Hackettstown, Chatham, Boonton, Butler,
Wharton and Rockaway.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 287 in New Jersey between mile markers 12 and 54.
 Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 28 and 42.
 Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 1, and
between mile markers 6 and 47.

Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter weather situations.
Slow down and allow extra time when traveling.

LAT...LON 4120 7437 4110 7449 4104 7450 4105 7445
      4102 7443 4100 7430 4090 7427 4091 7433
      4076 7438 4075 7436 4068 7445 4066 7445
      4066 7440 4053 7456 4098 7514 4104 7503
      4109 7497 4111 7498 4131 7459
TIME...MOT...LOC 0725Z 322DEG 30KT 4087 7449

CMS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 11:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI61 min
Apr 9, 11:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICamden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem41 min
Apr 10, 12:16 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 2 more14 min
Apr 10, 12:18 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 2 more57 min
Apr 10, 12:33 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI57 min
Apr 10, 1:06 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI54 min
Apr 10, 1:44 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI61 min
Apr 10, 1:47 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean13 min
Apr 10, 3:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMorris, Sussex63 min
Apr 10, 3:29 PM EDTFreeze WarningPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren18 hr
Apr 10, 3:43 PM EDTFire Weather WatchPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more12 hr
Apr 9, 11:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIChester36 min
Apr 9, 11:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHILehigh36 min

Nearby

Freeze Watches in Pennsylvania, 2020Freeze Watches in New Jersey, 2020Every freeze watch in 2020

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.