Lightning Strike in New Jersey, June 5 to 6, 2002

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
440 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2002

THE COLD FRONT WHICH WILL BE AFFECTING OUR WX FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS IS STILL HANGING BACK ACROSS THE ERN GRTLKS AND OH VLY THIS
AFTN.  HWVR THE AMS AHD OF THE FRONT IS VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AND
TSTMS HAVE RE-FIRED ACRS CNTRL PA SWD INTO MD.  MODELS INDC A
PRE-FRNTL SFC TROF WILL DVLP OR IS DVLPG JUST W OF OUR CWA AND THIS
SHOULD FOCUS TSTM ACTVTY THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. THUS HAVE LIKELY
TO CATG POPS FOR TONIGHT OVER ENTIRE FA.  SOME TSTMS MAY REACH SVR
LIMITS AS WELL AS CONTAINING VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

FOR THUR...FNTL BDNRY IS FCST TO SINK SLWLY SEWD ACROSS THE FA WITH
NE WINDS AND COOLER TEMPS N OF THE BNDRY.  HWVR LOW PRES WAVES MOVG
ALG THE FRNT WILL SUPPORT CNVTV PRECIP ON EITHER SIDE AND RAINFALL
AMTS COULD STILL BE HEAVY.  FOR THUR NITE THE FOCUS WILL SHIFT TO
SRN PART OF OUR FA AS CDFTN CONTS TO SAG SWD AND STGR SFC WAVE APCHS
FROM THE SW.

FOR FRI..SOME LINGERING AM SHOWERS NEAR THE COAST...OTRW THE LOW
PRES WILL MOVE OFFSHORE LEAVING BREEZY CONDS NEAR THE SHORE. LEFT
OVER MOISTURE FROM SGFNT RAINS SHOULD SUPPORT AFTN CLDNS.

WE NEED THE RAIN...HWVR IT MAY BE TOO MUCH AT ONCE IN SOME AREAS.
THEREFORE WILL ISSUE A STATEMENT FOR HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLE
FLOODING.  MAIN THREAT FOR MORE WDSPRD HEAVT RAIN SEEMS TO BE THURS
AND THURS NIGHT...SO WILL LEAVE FF WATCH DECISION TO LATER SHIFT.

FCSTID = 20
MPO   65  68  53  70 /  80  80  60  20
ABE   67  71  55  72 /  80  80  70  20
RDG   67  71  55  72 /  80  80  70  20
PHL   71  78  59  70 /  80  90  80  20
12N   67  71  55  72 /  80  80  70  20
SMQ   70  76  57  71 /  80  90  80  20
TTN   70  76  57  71 /  80  90  80  20
MIV   70  78  60  67 /  70  90  90  30
ACY   69  76  60  65 /  70  90  90  40
ILG   71  78  59  70 /  80  90  80  20
DOV   71  80  61  71 /  70  90  90  40
GED   71  80  61  71 /  70  90  90  40
ESN   71  80  61  71 /  70  90  90  40

.PHI...
DE...NONE.
MD...NONE.
NJ...NONE.
PA...NONE.
MARINE...SCA FOR COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY.

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