Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 26, 2002

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
318 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2002

SVR TSTM BOX IN NRN 3 NJ COUNTIES TIL 900 PM...WITH OTHER SVR WX
PSBL REST OF CWA FOR A WHILE TNGT IN VIEW OF AFOREMENTIONED
FACTORS...LARGE INSTABY AND COPIOUS DEEP LVL MSTR COMBINING WITH
UPPER TROFFING/PVA. SO WE/LL BE N SVR WX MODE FOR AWHILE
TNGT...THINKING IS THAT ACTIVITY SHUD QUIET DOWN LATER TNGT...THEN
REFIRE THU AS SOMEWHAT OF A REPLAY OCCURS AS FNT APCHS FM OH VLY
AND SLOLY PROGRESSES THRU CWA THU NITE INTO FRI. WITH SLO MOVMT AND
AGAIN SOME UPPER LVL ENERGY PASSING THRU...WL INCLUDE TRW CHCS FOR
FRI AS WELL...MAINLY AFTN AND WL EXCLUDE NWRN ZONES SINCE IT MAY BE
A TAD DRIER UP THERE.

WL CONT EXCESSIVE HEAT WRNG FOR HIGHLY URBANIZED ZONES IN AND ARND
PHL FOR THU...WITH AN EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVY FOR SURROUNDING ZONES IN
NJ DE AND MD. WE SHUD BE ABLE TO GET INTO THE LWR AND MID 90S
AGAIN...AND WITH CONTDD HI DPTS AND LACK OF ABILITY TO COOL OFF AT
NITE...PHL CENTER CITY MAY STAY UPPER 70S/EVEN NR 80 TNGT...FEEL
THIS IS WARRANTED IF CLDS ARE NOT EXCESSIVE. WL GO ABV MOS FOR FRI
ALSO...BUT TEMPS SHUD DROP ENUF TO ELIMINATE ANY HEAR WRNGS/ADVYS.

IN XTDD...THOUGHT ABT MAYBE A CHC OF RW/TRW FOR TUE WITH WK FNT BUT
MSTR IS LIMITED SO WL NOT INCLUDE ATTM.

SCA GOING UP FOR SEAS ON CSTL WATERS DUE STRENGTHENING SWLYS.

FCSTID = 17
MPO   67  87  63  80 /  50  50  50  20
ABE   72  90  70  87 /  50  50  50  20
RDG   73  92  71  89 /  50  50  50  20
PHL   76  94  74  90 /  40  50  50  30
12N   70  90  68  85 /  50  50  50  20
SMQ   74  93  73  88 /  50  50  50  20
TTN   75  94  73  89 /  40  50  50  30
MIV   74  92  72  89 /  40  50  50  30
ACY   72  86  71  84 /  40  50  50  30
ILG   75  93  73  89 /  40  50  50  30
DOV   74  93  72  89 /  40  50  50  30
GED   75  93  73  90 /  40  50  50  30
ESN   75  93  73  89 /  40  50  50  30

.PHI...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING THU FOR PA ZONES 67>71...NJ ZONES
       15/17>19 AND DE ZONE 1.
       EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY THU FOR NJ ZONES 09/10/12/13/
       16/20>23/27...DE ZONES 02/03...AND MD ZONES 08/12/15/19/20.
.MARINE...SCA FOR SEAS CSTL WATERS SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
       ISLAND DE.

NJZ001-007-008-270100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
203 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2002

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9 PM EDT...

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9 PM EDT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN NEW
JERSEY COUNTIES OF SUSSEX...WARREN AND MORRIS COUNTIES.

A WEAK FRONT COMBINED WITH THIS AFTERNOON/S HEAT AND HUMIDITY HAS
ALREADY RESULTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
THE POCONOS. THESE MAY MOVE EAST INTO NORTHERN NEW JERSEY.  THE
PRIMARY THREAT FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS IS THOUGHT TO BE STRONG WIND
GUSTS...BUT HEAVY RAIN FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HAIL AS LARGE AS GOLF
BALLS IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS WHICH CONTAIN DAMAGING WIND IN
EXCESS OF 55 MPH AND HAIL 3/4 INCH OR GREATER IN DIAMETER IN AND
CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN MAY
ALSO ACCOMPANY ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

ADVANCE PLANNING DURING A WATCH IS ESSENTIAL. PERSONS SHOULD KNOW
WHERE TO GO AND WHAT TO DO IN THE EVENT A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED.
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND ASK THEM
TO RELAY YOUR INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FREQUENT
UPDATES THROUGH TIMELY STATEMENTS...NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OUR
INTERNET WEB SITE AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.

IF YOU OBSERVE THREATENING WEATHER...SEEK SHELTER AT ONCE.

TFG