Flash Flood in New Jersey, August 11, 2001

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
408 AM EDT SAT AUG 11 2001

THE HEAT BUSTER MOVD THRU THE AREA ABT AS FCSTD.  TRW BROKE BACK OF
HEAT WAVE FRI AFTN MOST AREAS. CD FNT A BIT SLUGGISH THIS
MRNG...APPEARING TO BE JUST WORKED ITS WAY INTO THE POCONOS...AS
EVIDENCED BY LWR DWPTS.  FURTHER S DEWPTS STILL IN L-M 70S. FNT WL
SLOWLY SAG S BUT PROB NOT MAKE IF MUCH FURTHER S...HANGING UP
SOMEWHERE FRM NRN OR NE NJ BACK TO NR OR JUST S OF LEHI VLY AND OR
ARND MID TO LWR SUS VLY.  PLNTY OF MSTR TO LURK ARND AND XPCT BOUTS
OF RW AND TRW ACRS FA THIS WEEKEND.  TIMING WL BE DIFFICULT...AS IT
WL DEPEND ON IMPULSES THAT WL RIDE UP ALNG THE FNT.

WL MAKE CURNT FCST ON CHC PRECIP SIDE TDA...BECMG LIKELY TNGT WITH
LIKELY INTO SUN.  INDICATIONS ARE THAT FNT WL SLOWLY SAG S SUN NGT
AND MON...FINALLY CLRNG XTRM SE PTNS OF FCST AREA LATER MON NGT OR
ERLY TUE.

AS FOR RELIEF...S OF FNT...TEMPS WL NOT MAKE IT INTO THE 90S AS THIS
PAST WEEK BUT WL STAY IN THE 80S...HOWEVER HUMIDITIES WL BE QUITE HI
AND MAKE IT FEEL VERY CLOSE.  N OF FNT...SLITELY LWR DEWPTS MAY MAKE
IT FEEL A BIT MORE COMFORTABLE...WHENEVER IT WONT BE RAINING.

FCSTID = 14
MPO   79  67  79  63 /  30  60  40  30
ABE   80  68  82  66 /  40  60  40  30
RDG   80  68  82  66 /  40  60  40  30
PHL   82  71  84  71 /  40  60  60  50
12N   79  67  79  63 /  30  60  40  30
SMQ   80  70  82  67 /  40  60  60  50
TTN   83  71  83  71 /  40  60  60  50
MIV   83  72  83  72 /  40  60  60  50
ACY   82  72  82  71 /  40  60  60  50
ILG   82  71  84  71 /  40  60  60  50
DOV   83  72  83  72 /  40  60  60  50
GED   83  72  83  72 /  40  60  60  50
ESN   83  72  83  72 /  40  60  60  50

.PHI...
DE...NONE.
MD...NONE.
NJ...NONE.
PA...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
715 AM EDT SAT AUG 11 2001

...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...

SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF CUMBERLAND...CAPE
MAY...ATLANTIC...SOUTHERN OCEAN...AND SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON COUNTY
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.

RAINFALL TOTALS IN PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC COUNTY HAVE ALREADY EXCEEDED
3 INCHES...MAINLY NORTHWEST OF SOMERS POINT...LINWOOD...AND
PLEASANTVILLE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS AS WELL AS FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.

TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE
INTERNET AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI (IN LOWER CASE).

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