Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 8 to 9, 2013

Name: Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 8 to 9, 2013
Start: 2013-02-08T07:00
End: 2013-02-09T10:00
Location: New Jersey

February 8 to 9, 2013 · NWS PHI · 15 events in 15 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 15 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 1
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 15

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.

An area of low pressure developed across the northern plains on Thursday February 7th, tracking eastward. Meanwhile, another area of low pressure developed along the coast of North Carolina, tracking northeast. Both lows approached the area on Friday February 8th with the coastal low intensifying as it moved toward the northeast. The two lows interacted with one another with the coastal low eventually absorbing the inland low late Friday. The system moved off toward New England on Friday night, moving into the Canadian maritimes by Saturday afternoon.

Schools across northern New Jersey closed on Friday February 8th in advance of the expected snow. Roadways became slippery and hazardous across the state. Speed restrictions were posted on many area roadways including the Atlantic City Expressway, Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike. Bus and rail service were suspended due to hazardous road conditions and icy rails. Bus and Rail service was restored by Saturday afternoon. In addition, scattered power outages were reported, mainly in the northern portion of the state, with service restored by Saturday afternoon.

A 50 year old woman was killed when she lost control of her car and slid into oncoming traffic in Piscataway (Middlesex County) . A 65 year old man in the oncoming car suffered minor injuries in the crash.

Majority of the winds were a result of the northwesterly flow behind the departing low although a few of the gusts occurred in the northeast flow as the storm deepened. Wind gusts were generally in the range of 40 to 50 mph with a few higher gusts reported. Scattered power outages reported as result of the gusty winds. Peak wind speeds included 56 mph in Cape May Harbor (Cape May County), 53 mph in Wantage (Sussex County), 51 mph at the High Point Monument (Sussex County), 49 mph at the Cape May Ferry Terminal (Cape May County), 46 mph in Tuckerton (Ocean County), 43 mph in Woodbine (Cape May County) and at the Atlantic City Marina, and 41 mph in Sea Girt (Monmouth County) and West Cape May (Cape May County).

Precipitation started to spread across the area during the morning hours on Friday February 8th. Areas across northern New Jersey started as all snow and remained snow through the entire event. Some areas started as a mix of snow and rain before changing over to all rain during the daytime hours. A changeover to all snow occurred during the evening. Total snowfall accumulations varied widely across the forecast areas with a fairly tight gradient from northeast to southwest in New Jersey. Amounts across the higher terrain were mainly in the 9 to 12 inch range with up to 14 inches reported in parts of Sussex and Morris Counties. Mainly 4 to 9 inches were reported across the remainder of northern and central New Jersey. South central New Jersey saw 3 to 6 inches with southern New Jersey seeing 3 inches or less. Only trace amounts of snow were reported across the southern most points in New Jersey.

Representative snowfall included 14.1 inches in Vernon Township (Sussex County), 14.0 inches in Chatham (Morris County), 13.0 inches in Green Pond (Morris County), 12.0 inches in Mine Hill Township (Morris County), 11.5 inches in Allenhurst (Monmouth County), 11 inches in Wall Township (Monmouth County), 8.9 inches in Metuchen (Middlesex County), 8.8 inches in South Plainfield (Middlesex County), 8.5 inches in Basking Rdige (Somerset County), 8.2 inches in Bound Brook (Somerset County), 7.8 inches in Allamuchy Township (Warren County), 7.2 inches in Lawrenceville (Mercer County) and Flemington (Hunterdon County), 7.0 inches in Forked River (Ocean County), Princeton and Pennington (Mercer County), and Mansfield Township and Hackettstown (Warren County), 6.8 inches in Wertsville (Hunterdon County) and Point Pleasant (Ocean County), 6.5 inches in Lanoka Harbor (Ocean County), 5.8 inches in Bordentown (Burlington County), 5.5 inches in Southampton (Burlington County), 4.5 inches at the Mount Holly WFO (Burlington County), 2.5 inches in Mays Landing (Atlantic County), 2.3 inches in Washington Township (Gloucester County), 2.0 inches in Vineland (Cumberland County), Berlin (Camden County), Buena Vista and Hammonton (Atlantic County), 1.8 inches in Pennsauken (Camden County), 1.7 inches at the Atlantic City Airport, and 0.5 inches in Woodbine, Beesley's Point and Seaville (Cape May County).

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Feb 8, 6:18 AM EST, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 6:18 AM EST, 42 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
618 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
SIGNIFICANT COASTAL STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY THROUGH
TONIGHT, BEFORE STRENGTHENING AND MOVING TO NEAR CAPE COD SATURDAY
MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT
INTO SUNDAY AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE CANADIAN
MARITIMES. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK THROUGH THE GREAT
LAKES ON MONDAY AND INTO EASTERN CANADA THROUGH TUESDAY, DRAGGING A
COLD FRONT ACROSS OUR AREA ON MONDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE WINTER WARNINGS OR
ADVISORIES IN PLACE. A WINDY ADVISORY WILL BE ADDED FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN DELAWARE FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE WATCH AREA.
MORE INFORMATION ON THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS CONTAINED IN THE
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING SECTION BELOW.

FOR THE MOST PART...THIS FORECAST WAS BASED HEAVILY ON THE 0000 UTC
ECMWF. THE 0000 UTC NAM LOOKS A BIT TOO STRONG AT THIS LATITUDE...
AND IS CONSIDERABLY FURTHER WEST THAT OTHER 0000 UTC MODEL SOLUTIONS.
THIS COULD BE DUE TO THE WARM BIAS SEEN ON THE ANALYSIS...AND HOW
THIS IS MANIFEST THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SURFACE SYSTEM. ON
THE OTHER HAND...THE 0000 UTC GFS LOOKS A BIT TOO FAR EAST...
CONSIDERING THAT THE MID LEVEL TROUGH GOES NEGATIVE THIS
AFTERNOON.

THE BOUNDARY LAYER HAS REMAINED FAIRLY WARM EARLY THIS MORNING...AS
THE FLOW HAS BEEN MORE EAST NORTHEAST THAN NORTHEAST. THIS IS
ALLOWING THE PRECIPITATION TO START AS RAIN AS FAR NORTHWEST AS
KPHL AND KTTN. FURTHER NORTH...THE COLUMN AND BOUNDARY LAYER
SHOULD REMAIN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AS THE DOMINANT PRECIPITATION
TYPE IN THE MORNING. OUTSIDE OF THE TERRAIN...THE BOUNDARY LAYER
IN LIGHT PRECIPITATION RATES SHOULD ALLOW THE PRECIPITATION TO
CHANGE TO RAIN AT TIMES TODAY.

BASED ON THE 0000 UTC ECMWF...THE BEST PRECIPITATION RATES SHOULD BE
COINCIDENT WITH THE BEST MID LEVEL FRONTOGENETIC FORCING. THE BEST
BANDING POTENTIAL LIES WITH THE FORCING...AND THIS SHOULD ALSO OCCUR
IN THE 2100 UTC TO 0300 UTC TIMEFRAME FOR MOST PLACE. THE BEST LIFT
INITIALLY OCCURS CLOSER TO THE COAST...AND ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS.

WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES REACHING CLOSE TO AN INCH (WHICH IS
TWO STANDARD DEVIATIONS ABOVE NORMAL FOR EARLY FEBRUARY)...HEAVY
RAIN IS POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN DELAWARE AND NEW
JERSEY. AT THIS POINT...IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THE FLASHIER AREAS
(NORTHERN DELAWARE...SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA OR NORTH CENTRAL NEW
JERSEY) WILL GET THE HEAVIEST RAIN. FOR THIS REASON...WE PASSED ON A
FLOOD WATCH THIS MORNING.

AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING...IT COULD SUPPORT MARGINAL WIND ADVISORY GUSTS FOR
SOUTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN DELAWARE. MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW
THAT 45 TO 50 KNOT WINDS REMAIN ABOVE THE LOWERING INVERSION.
HOWEVER...HEAVY RAIN COULD HELP THIS MOMENTUM GET THROUGH THE
INVERSION...RESULTING IN 50 MPH GUSTS. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT THE
STRONG PRESSURE FALLS COULD CREATE STRONGER THAN MODEL ISALLOBARIC
FLOW...WHICH TURN COULD RESULT IN STRONGER GUSTS. BASED ON THE
ABOVE...A WIND ADVISORY WAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ABOVEMENTIONED AREAS
FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PERHAPS THE TRICKIEST PART OF THE FORECAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING IS THE RETURN OF THE COLDER AIR TO THE PHILADELPHIA
METRO AREA. AS THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION COMES ASTRIDE OF THE NEW
JERSEY COAST...THE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL ALLOW THE COLDER AIR TO FLOOD
THE BOUNDARY LAYER...RESULTING IN A PRECIPITATION PHASE CHANGE. RIGHT
NOW...DUE TO RAIN TODAY HAMPERING ACCUMULATIONS...WE HELD OFF ON
UPPING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TODAY...AS IT IS STILL NOT CLEAR SHOW MUCH
ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR BEFORE DUSK.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY/...
AS MENTIONED EARLIER...THE BEST MID LEVEL FORCING OCCURS ACROSS MUCH
OF THE AREA THROUGH ABOUT 0300 UTC. DURING THIS TIME...THE
PRECIPITATION PHASE CHANGE WILL BE OCCURRING. SINCE IT IS NOT CLEAR
HOW MUCH ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR ON THE WET GROUND...WE WILL HOLD OF
ON UPGRADING SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA (INCLUDING PHILADELPHIA) TO A
WINTER STORM WARNING.

THE BEST BANDING SHOULD OCCUR ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS
DURING THE EVENING...RESULTING HEAVY RAIN CHANGING TO HEAVY SNOW.
FOR NOW...THE PREVIOUS FORECAST HAS A GOOD HANDLE ON THE FLAVOR OF
THE CHANGEOVER...AND MOSTLY TWEAKS WERE MADE TO THE SNOWFALL
FORECAST FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AREAS.

HOWEVER...AS THE CLOSED MID LEVEL SYSTEM CROSSES THE REGION LATE
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THE MID LEVEL FRONTOGENETIC FORCING
INCREASES DRAMATICALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA. THIS
SHOULD RESULT IN BANDING INTENSIFYING ACROSS THE NORTHERN LEHIGH
VALLEY...SOUTHERN POCONOS AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY THIS EVENING.
BETWEEN 0000 AND 0600 UTC...AREAS THAT GET INTO THE BEST BANDING
COULD SEE 2 INCHES OF SNOW AN HOUR.

SINCE IT IS DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT THE PRECISE LOCATIONS OF THE
BANDS...THE OVERALL SNOWFALL FORECASTS WERE ONLY TWEAKED...AND WILL
UNDOUBTEDLY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED ONCE IT IS CLEAR WHERE THE BANDS SET
UP. WHILE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES INTO THE EVENING
HOURS...THE COMBINATION OF VISIBILITY AND WIND GUSTS DOES NOT APPEAR
TO BE ENOUGH TO UPGRADE PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY TO A
BLIZZARD WARNING THIS MORNING.

IN ADDITION...SLANTWISE CONVECTION IS POSSIBLE AS LOWER PVU AIR
COMES IN OVER THE MOISTURE IN PLACE. THE SLANTWISE CONVECTION MAY BE
ENOUGH TO PRODUCE CHARGE SEPARATION AND LIGHTNING. HOWEVER...IT IS
NOT CLEAR WHETHER THE COVERAGE OF LIGHTNING WILL BE ENOUGH TO
INCLUDE IN THE FORECAST...AND IT WILL BE OMITTED FOR NOW,.

AGAIN...THE TRICKIEST PART OF THE FORECAST WILL BE HOW QUICKLY THE
SNOW ACCUMULATES ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND
NEARBY NEW JERSEY AFTER THE CHANGEOVER. BANDING HERE WOULD HELP WITH
ACCUMULATIONS...BUT THIS IS NOT YET SUPPORTED BY NEAR OR SHORT TERM
MODELS.

AS THE CLOSED MID LEVEL SYSTEM MOVES EAST...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD
TAPER OFF AFTER 0600 UTC SATURDAY. THE EXCEPTION COULD BE COASTAL
NEW JERSEY. THE WOBBLING MID LEVEL SYSTEM COULD ALLOW BANDS TO
REMAIN NEAR THE OCEAN AND MONMOUTH COUNTY COASTS INTO SATURDAY
MORNING.

THE BEST PRESSURE GRADIENT SHOULD BE OFFSHORE BY 0600 UTC
SATURDAY...BUT THE ADVISORY WAS EXTENDED THROUGH 0900 UTC TO ALLOW
ALL AREAS TO DROP BELOW 40 MPH IN GUSTS.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
BY SATURDAY MORNING, THE COASTAL STORM SHOULD BE NEAR CAPE COD AND
CONTINUING TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST. GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SHOW MOST
IF NOT ALL OF THE PRECIPITATION BEING OUT OF OUR AREA DURING THE
MORNING HOURS AFTER SUNRISE SATURDAY, SO WE HAVE BACKED OUR
PRECIPITATION CHANCES THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. OUR MAIN
CONCERN SATURDAY WILL BE THE STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE STORM AS HIGH
PRESSURE TRIES TO BUILD IN BEHIND THE STORM INCREASING THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WITHIN THE LOWEST 2,000-3,000 FEET
DIFFER BETWEEN THE GFS AND NAM; THE GFS SHOWS 30-35 KNOTS WHILE THE
NAM SHOWS 40-45 KNOTS. THE NAM WOULD INDICATE MUCH STRONGER WIND
GUSTS DURING THE DAY, BUT FOR NOW WE EXPECT WIDESPREAD 30-40 MPH
GUSTS WITH SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. WE DECIDED TO GO A FEW
DEGREES BELOW GFS MOS GUIDANCE FOR HIGHS SATURDAY AS TEMPERATURES
MAY NOT RISE SIGNIFICANTLY IF WE HAVE A GOOD SNOW PACK FOR MUCH OF
THE AREA.

HIGH PRESSURE FINALLY BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY WHICH WILL ALLOW THE WINDS TO BEGIN TO RELAX SATURDAY NIGHT.
WITH HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND RIDGING ALOFT, DRY WEATHER IS
EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY.

THEN THE FOCUS TURNS TO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL BE MOVING
THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION MONDAY AND INTO EASTERN CANADA MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DRAG A COLD FRONT
ACROSS OUR AREA MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES
AND MORE PRECIPITATION. A WARM FRONT COULD BE LIFTING ACROSS THE AREA
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING WHICH COULD HAVE SOME
LIGHT OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION. IF THE PRECIP STARTS EARLY ENOUGH
WHILE TEMPERATURES ARE COLD ENOUGH, WE COULD HAVE A MIXTURE OF
SNOW/SLEET/FREEZING RAIN FOR A PORTION OF THE AREA. HOWEVER, AS THE
WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTHWARD, WARM AIR IS EXPECTED TO SURGE NORTHWARD,
CHANGING MOSTLY EVERYONE OVER TO RAIN THROUGH THE DAY. ONCE THE
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA, PRECIPITATION SHOULD END ACROSS THE
AREA.

WITH NEARLY ZONAL FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY, TEMPERATURES
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA FROM MONDAY, REMAINING
ABOVE NORMAL. MOST OF THE AREA SHOULD REMAIN DRY FOR TUESDAY INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT.

ANOTHER COASTAL LOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COLD FRONT TO
OUR SOUTH BY WEDNESDAY, BUT FOR NOW THE GFS/ECMWF KEEP THE SYSTEM TO
OUR SOUTH. THE GFS DOES BRING UP SOME PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOME OF
OUR AREA, WHILE THE ECMWF KEEPS IT SOUTH. WE WILL KEEP WITH THE
PREVIOUS FORECAST AND A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION FOR NOW ACROSS THE
AREA DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY AND WAIT TO SEE WHAT LATER GUIDANCE
BRINGS US.

&&

.AVIATION /11Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IS FOR KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG, KILG,
KMIV, KACY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

CONDITIONS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DROPPING THROUGH MVFR TO IFR A
THE KPHL AIRPORTS...AS CEILINGS LOWER JUST AHEAD OF THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE LIGHT RAIN. LIFR CONDITIONS SHOULD COMMENCE BEFORE 1700 UTC
AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...WITH THE LOWEST CONDITIONS GENERALLY
SOUTH AND EAST OF KPHL. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASING TO
8 TO 14 KNOTS DURING THE MORNING...THEN SLOWLY BACK TO NORTHEAST
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH
AND EAST OF KPHL...WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS AT KACY.

LIFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING...AS RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW
FROM KPHL SOUTH AND EAST...AND SNOW CONTINUES NORTH AND WEST. NORTH
WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 25 AND 35 KNOTS...ESPECIALLY FROM KPHL SOUTH
AND EAST. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL FALL BETWEEN 0000 UTC AND
0600 UTC. AFTER 0600 UTC...CONDITIONS COULD SLOWLY IMPROVE THROUGH
IFR AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST.

OUTLOOK...
SATURDAY-SATURDAY NIGHT...MVFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE EARLY, THEN IMPROVING
TO VFR. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THE DAY, WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30
KNOTS, DECREASING BY SATURDAY NIGHT.

SUNDAY...VFR.

SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY VFR...MVFR AND/OR IFR CIGS/VSBYS POSSIBLE VERY
LATE.

MONDAY...MVFR AND/OR IFR CIGS/VSBYS WITH AREAS OF RAIN...POSSIBLE
WINTRY MIX EARLY NORTH.

MONDAY NIGHT...IMPROVING TO VFR OVERNIGHT.

TUESDAY...MOSTLY VFR. GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS 20-25 KNOTS.

&&

.MARINE...
NO CHANGES TO THE MARINE HEADLINES EARLY THIS MORNING. THE 0000 UTC
NAM LOOKS TOO FAR WEST WITH ITS TRACK...AND THE 0000 UTC GFS IS A
BIT TOO FAR EAST. THE 0000 UTC ECMWF IS A COMPROMISE TRACK...AND ITS
OUTPUT HAS BEEN USED EXTENSIVELY FOR THIS FORECAST.

THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW OFF THE NORTH
CAROLINA COAST AND HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST IS
TIGHTENING TO SUPPORT SMALL CRAFT WINDS. A GRADUAL RAMP UP OF THE
GRADIENT CONTINUES INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON.

BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON...THE GRADIENT SUPPORTS GALE FORCE WIND
GUSTS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE OCEAN WATERS. THE BEST GRADIENT APPEARS
TO OCCUR BETWEEN 2100 UTC AND 0300 UTC. AT THE SAME TIME...925 MB
WINDS INCREASE TO 45 TO 50 KNOTS OVER THE OCEAN WATERS. MODEL
SOUNDINGS OVER THE OCEAN WATERS SUGGEST THAT THE 50 KNOTS OF
MOMENTUM REMAINS JUST ABOVE THE TOP OF THE SUPPRESSED INVERSION.

HOWEVER...HEAVY RAIN COULD BRING SOME OF THIS MOMENTUM DOWN...
SUPPORTING GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. WHILE THE GRADIENT...ESPECIALLY FROM
NON-NAM MODELS...DOES NOT APPEAR TO SUPPORT STORM FORCE GUSTS...THE
STORM WARNING REMAINS IN PLACE TO COVER GUSTS IN HEAVY RAIN ON THE
OCEAN. SEAS SHOULD JUMP QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE EAST NORTHEAST
FETCH RAMPS UP...AND FOR THE MOST PART A COUPLE OF FEET WAS ADDED TO
THE WAVEWATCH MODEL OUTPUT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

OVER DELAWARE BAY...THE GRADIENT IS NOT AS TIGHTEN...ESPECIALLY WITH
THE NON-NAM MODEL TRACKS. AS WITH THE OCEAN...THE BEST GRADIENT
FALLS IN THE 2100 TO 0300 UTC WINDOW...AND THIS IS THE BEST SHOT AT
STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. AS THE
SURFACE LOW PULLS ASTRIDE OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST...WINDS BACK TO
THE NORTHWEST AFTER 0600 UTC...AND GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON
ALL WATERS.

OUTLOOK...

GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE WATERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY INTO
SATURDAY EVENING. THE STORM WARNING ACROSS THE ATLANTIC COASTAL
WATERS WILL LIKELY BE REPLACED BY A GALE WARNING BY SATURDAY. WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH INTO SATURDAY NIGHT, THROUGH SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY REMAIN. HOWEVER, AS HIGH PRESSURE
CONTINUES TO BUILD ACROSS THE AREA INTO SUNDAY WINDS WILL FINALLY
DROP BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS AND REMAIN SO THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
HOWEVER, WINDS SHOULD RETURN TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS MONDAY
AND MONDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA; WINDS COULD
APPROACH GALE FORCE AGAIN. WINDS SHOULD DROP BACK BELOW ADVISORY
LEVELS TUESDAY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT SLACKENS SOME.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ATLANTIC
SEABOARD AS WELL AS THE LOWER DELAWARE BAY COVERING BOTH THIS
EVENING'S HIGH TIDE AS WELL AS SATURDAY MORNING'S. THE ASTRONOMICAL
FORECAST FOR THE HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING IS LOWER THAN SATURDAY
MORNING'S WHICH MAY KEEP THIS EVENING'S HIGH TIDE IN THE UPPER END
OF MINOR. HOWEVER, GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO INDICATE THAT SATURDAY
MORNING'S WILL REACH MODERATE. WE MAY EVEN APPROACH SEVERE COASTAL
FLOOD LEVELS FROM ATLANTIC CITY NORTHWARD SATURDAY MORNING.

THE UPPER PORTIONS OF THE DELAWARE BAY AND TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER DO
NOT LOOK LIKE THEY WILL REACH MINOR FLOOD LEVELS THIS EVENING, BUT
THE SATURDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE MAY GET TO MINOR.

WE ARE NOT EXPECTING COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE OF THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY AT THIS TIME

&&

.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY FOR PAZ054-055-
     061-062.
     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST
     SATURDAY FOR PAZ060-101-103>106.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST
     SATURDAY FOR PAZ070-071-102.
NJ...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY FOR NJZ001-007-
     008.
     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST
     SATURDAY FOR NJZ009-010-012>015-019-020-026.
     COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST
     SATURDAY FOR NJZ012>014-020>027.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST
     SATURDAY FOR NJZ016>018-021>025-027.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST SATURDAY
     FOR NJZ022>025-027.
DE...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST
     SATURDAY FOR DEZ002>004.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST
     SATURDAY FOR DEZ001.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST SATURDAY
     FOR DEZ003-004.
MD...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST
     SATURDAY FOR MDZ008.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY FOR
     ANZ450>455.
     GALE WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
     ANZ430-431.

&&

SYNOPSIS...ROBERTSON
NEAR TERM...HAYES
SHORT TERM...HAYES
LONG TERM...ROBERTSON
AVIATION...HAYES/ROBERTSON
MARINE...HAYES/ROBERTSON
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...ROBERTSON

Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 8, 4:28 AM EST, 2 hours 32 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
428 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

NJZ014-026-090930-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-COASTAL OCEAN-
428 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
EST SATURDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM
EST SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.
   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.

STRONG, GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

DEZ004-090930-
DELAWARE BEACHES-
428 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM
EST SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN DELAWARE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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.
   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.

HEAVY RAIN WITH POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.

STRONG, GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NJZ024-025-090930-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
428 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM
EST SATURDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EST SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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.
   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

HEAVY RAIN WITH POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.

STRONG, GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-061-062-090930-
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
428 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...EAST
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

STRONG, GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NJZ009-010-015-019-PAZ060-101-103>106-090930-
HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MERCER-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-
WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-
LOWER BUCKS-
428 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
EST SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN
NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...EAST
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

STRONG, GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ016>018-PAZ070-071-102-090930-
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
EASTERN CHESTER-
428 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EST SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST
MARYLAND...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

STRONG, GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NJZ022-023-027-090930-
ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
428 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM
EST SATURDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EST SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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.
   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

HEAVY RAIN WITH POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.

STRONG, GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

DEZ003-090930-
INLAND SUSSEX-
428 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM
EST SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN DELAWARE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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.
   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.

HEAVY RAIN WITH POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.

STRONG, GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

DEZ002-090930-
KENT-
428 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM
EST SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

 COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.

HEAVY RAIN WITH POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.

STRONG, GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MDZ012-015-019-020-090930-
KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-
428 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MARYLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HEAVY RAIN WITH POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

STRONG, GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NJZ012-013-020-090930-
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-
428 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
EST SATURDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM
EST SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN
NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.
   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.

STRONG, GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NJZ021-090930-
CUMBERLAND-
428 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM
EST SATURDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EST SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

HEAVY RAIN WITH POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.

STRONG, GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ANZ450>455-090930-
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-
428 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ANZ430-431-090930-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
428 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DELAWARE BAY WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

12 winter storm, 3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Hunterdon

When: February 8, 7:00 AM EST to February 9, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Hunterdon forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.567, -74.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Somerset

When: February 8, 7:20 AM EST to February 9, 8:25 AM EST
Where: Somerset forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.564, -74.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Sussex

When: February 8, 9:30 AM EST to February 9, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Sussex forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 41.140, -74.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Morris

When: February 8, 9:30 AM EST to February 9, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Morris forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.862, -74.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Warren

When: February 8, 9:30 AM EST to February 9, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.857, -74.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Northwestern Burlington

When: February 8, 7:45 PM EST to February 9, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Northwestern Burlington forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Southeastern Burlington

When: February 8, 8:00 PM EST to February 9, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Southeastern Burlington forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Mercer

When: February 8, 8:20 PM EST to February 9, 5:00 AM EST
Where: Mercer forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.283, -74.702 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Middlesex

When: February 8, 8:20 PM EST to February 9, 5:00 AM EST
Where: Middlesex forecast zone
Deaths: 0 direct, 1 indirect
Injuries: 0 direct, 1 indirect
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.440, -74.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Eastern Ocean

When: February 8, 8:30 PM EST to February 9, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Eastern Ocean forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Western Ocean

When: February 8, 8:30 PM EST to February 9, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Western Ocean forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Eastern Monmouth

When: February 8, 8:30 PM EST to February 9, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Eastern Monmouth forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Western Monmouth

When: February 8, 8:30 PM EST to February 9, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Western Monmouth forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Atlantic

When: February 8, 8:30 PM EST to February 9, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Western Atlantic forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Eastern Atlantic

When: February 8, 8:30 PM EST to February 9, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Eastern Atlantic forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Winter Storm, Middlesex	2013-02-08	50	Female	Vehicle/Towed Trailer	Indirect

What these are

Winter Storm: A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
Winter Weather: Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New Jersey in 2013 Every state in 2013 This day in weather history Warnings in New Jersey, February 2013

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 434064, 434060, 434059, 435052, 435054, 434061, 435061, 434057, 434997, 434062, 434063, 435055, 435056, 435059, 435060.