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Special Marine Warning 111, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 7, 2020

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this special marine warning at Aug 7, 2020, 9:54 PM EDT. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 7, 2020, 9:54 PM EDT (01:54 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2020, 10:36 PM EDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.0 in
Wind
34.0 mph

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning 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 special marine warning went out at Aug 7, 6:18 PM EDT, 3 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 6:18 PM EDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
618 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2020

.SYNOPSIS...
A weak stationary front will linger across the northern Mid-
Atlantic today before washing north Saturday. On Sunday a weak
cold front will move through the region. High pressure will
build into the area Sunday behind the front, before progressing
offshore early next week. A cold front will approach New
England around the middle of next week.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/...
Showers and thunderstorms intensifying over portions of the
Delaware Valley, generally across northern Delaware, southeast
Pennsylvania, and now those storms are moving into southwest New
Jersey. These storms have produced flash flooding, and have been
severe, producing rotation that resulted in a Tornado Warning.

Going through the evening, those storms will continue to track
to the east through around 9 pm. Damaging winds remain
possible, as well as flash flooding. Once again, the heaviest
rain looks to be targeting many of the same areas in SE PA that
were just hit hard by Isaias (Chester, Berks, Montgomery County,
Greater Philly area) with 1-hour flash flood guidance under an
inch in much of this area. PWATs are near 1.75 inches and
profiles indicate training of cells SW to NE will be possible
while overall system slowly moves E/SE. So storms will be
capable of producing flash flooding.

Convection will likely be ongoing near and after sunset, but as
instability is lost, the trend should be towards mainly rain-
free weather for the remainder of the overnight, especially
after midnight. The big concern tonight may end up being low
stratus and fog development. Near calm surface winds and
plentiful low level moisture combined with a saturated ground
should yield areas of fog. The trough approaching from the west
should create enough turbulence to prevent widespread dense fog,
but cannot rule it out. Overnight lows will be mainly in the
60s to around 70.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
For Saturday, a progressive upper trough centered near the coast
early in the day will move east with time with weak shortwave
ridging approaching by late day. This should mean an overall drier
day but there will still be significant low clouds and some fog
around to start the day. And because low level winds will be quite
light and there is so much moisture around, this could take some
time to mix out. The upshot is that the morning should be mostly
cloudy before some sun develops in the afternoon. However diurnal
heating along with the continuing abundant moisture around could
lead to some isolated to scattered afternoon storms developing. This
won't be a washout though so it should be rain-free most of the time
and many areas won't even see anything. It will still be fairly
humid with lows mostly in the low to mid 80s.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Saturday night into Sunday the mid-level disturbance from Friday
will be finally exiting New England with lower PWAT air moving
across the region. As the wave exits, brief subsidence will
take shape across the area as surface high pressure centers over
the Ohio Valley. The GFS and ECMWF does have a weak upper level
disturbance traversing the Canadian Maritimes, but the system
appears to far north, with to much dry air overhead to produce
anything in the way of precipitation. Temperatures Sunday will
likely be in the upper 80s to around 90 degrees as the dry air
mass will allow temperatures to over perform.

Monday temperatures will remain warm as mid-level heights rise
across the region and PWATs remain around 1.40". Tuesday into
Wednesday an upper level low will head east across central
Canada with an upper level disturbance approaching from the
west. Overall, guidance has slowed down a bit from this time
yesterday, with delaying the return of rain chances until
Tuesday. An upper level wave will approach the area from the
west Wednesday afternoon with significant uncertainty on the
track and strength of the wave. Either way, the chance of
showers and thunderstorms returns to the region Tuesday and
Wednesday.

Wednesday into Thursday a cold front will approach New England
with models showing a wide spread here. The GFS and CMC are
slightly more amplified and slower with the upper level low over
the Hudson Bay while the ECMWF is less amplified and more
progressive. The GFS stalls the front across central/ southern
NY, while the ECMWF keeps the front stalled across northern NY.
For us this means an enhanced chance of showers and thunderstorms
Wednesday through Friday.

&&

.AVIATION /22Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
The following discussion is for KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG, KILG,
KMIV, KACY and surrounding areas.

Tonight...SHRA/TSRA impacting the I-95 corridor terminals
throgh this evening. Damaging winds possible, as well as
torrential rainfall. Localized sub-VFR conditions. Otherwise, a
mix of VFR and MVFR CIGs will give way to sub-VFR in
fog/stratus. Light NE winds becoming light and variable or
calm. Moderate confidence.

Saturday-Saturday night... Mainly VFR, but areas of MVFR
possible especially near MIV and ACY during the day Saturday.
Slight chance of a rain shower but tstms not expected. Winds
mainly light and variable. Moderate confidence.

Outlook...
Sunday-Sunday night... VFR. Light and variable wind becoming SW
at 5 to 10 kt, except near the coast where an afternoon sea
breeze is likely. High confidence.

Monday...Mainly VFR with dry conditions. South winds 5 to 15
kts. High confidence.

Tuesday and Wednesday...A chance of showers and thunderstorms
during the afternoon and evening hours. South to southwest winds
5 to 15 kt. Moderate confidence.

&&

.MARINE...
Through tonight... Sub-SCA conditions expected. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A
couple of wind shifts possible but easterly directions will be
prevailing and speeds mainly 10 kt or less. Scattered tstms are
possible for most of this period with locally higher winds and seas
possible in any tstms.

Outlook...
Saturday-Saturday night... Sub-SCA conditions expected. Seas 2
to 3 ft. Winds mainly NE at 5 to 10 kt becoming light and
variable overnight.

Monday...Sub-advisory winds/seas expected.

Tuesday into Wednesday...Sub-advisory winds/seas expected with a
slight chance of showers and storms.

Rip Currents...
Onshore flow varying at times from southeast to northeast will
continue today and Saturday. With seas forecast to be around 2-3
feet with a swell period of around 6-8 seconds, the rip current
forecast for Friday and Saturday is expected to be low.

&&

.EQUIPMENT...
The NOAA Weather Radio All-Hazards broadcast from Hibernia Park
Pennsylvania (Station WNG-704) remains off the air.

The NOAA Weather Radio All-Hazards broadcast from Franklin
Township New Jersey (Station KZZ-31 ) is off the air.

&&

.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...Flash Flood Watch until 2 AM EDT Saturday for PAZ060>062-070-
     071-101>106.
NJ...Flash Flood Watch until 2 AM EDT Saturday for NJZ009-010-
     012>027.
DE...Flash Flood Watch until 2 AM EDT Saturday for DEZ001>004.
MD...Flash Flood Watch until 2 AM EDT Saturday for MDZ008-012-015-
     019-020.
MARINE...None.

&&

Synopsis...Haines
Near Term...Fitzsimmons
Short Term...Fitzsimmons
Long Term...Haines
Aviation...Fitzsimmons/Haines
Marine...Fitzsimmons/Haines
Equipment...WFO PHI
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 8:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 1 more73 min
Aug 7, 8:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI97 min
Aug 7, 9:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIAtlantic28 min
Aug 7, 9:37 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHISalem7 hr
Aug 8, 11:38 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHICumberland, Salem3 hr
Aug 8, 7:44 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHICumberland, Salem41 hr
Aug 7, 9:44 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIChester7 hr
Aug 7, 9:48 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIDelaware105 min
Aug 8, 6:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIMonroe61 min
Aug 7, 8:00 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHINew Castle8 hr
Aug 7, 8:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent58 min
Aug 7, 8:35 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHISussex4 hr
Aug 7, 11:27 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningPHINew Castle6 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.