Flash Flood in New Jersey, July 10, 2014

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
552 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL STALL TODAY NEAR THE COAST AND ACROSS THE
DELMARVA, BEFORE DISSIPATING LATER TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHEAST FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY,
THEN SHIFT OFFSHORE LATER SATURDAY. A COUPLE OF COLD FRONTS ARE
THEN FORECAST TO ARRIVE LATER MONDAY AND TUESDAY, HOWEVER THEY
SHOULD BE SETTLING OFFSHORE ON WEDNESDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPEARED TO EXTEND WESTWARD FROM NORTHERN
OCEAN COUNTY ACROSS PHILADELPHIA TO THE FAR LOWER PART OF THE
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER VALLEY AROUND 530 AM. THE BOUNDARY SHOULD
CONTINUE TO SINK TO THE SOUTH TODAY AND IT IS EXPECTED TO STALL
ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN MARYLAND, SOUTHERN DELAWARE AND FAR SOUTHERN
NEW JERSEY FOR MUCH OF THE DAY.

THE SKY COVER SHOULD VARY BETWEEN PARTLY AND MOSTLY CLOUDY FOR
TODAY. WE WILL MENTION ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THIS MORNING MAINLY AHEAD OF THE FRONT. WE WILL CARRY SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR OUR CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN COUNTIES. MIXED LAYER CAPE VALUES ARE FORECAST TO
APPROACH OR EXCEED 1000 J/KG MAINLY TO THE SOUTHWEST OF A READING
TO PHILADELPHIA TO ATLANTIC CITY LINE. AN UPPER LEVEL JET SHOULD
EXTEND FROM THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN
STATES TO ATLANTIC CANADA FOR TODAY. MUCH OF OUR REGION WILL BE
UNDER THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF THE JET FURTHER ENHANCING THE
POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED CONVECTION.

THE STATISTICAL GUIDANCE TEMPERATURES FROM THE 0000 UTC NAM AND
THE 0000 UTC GFS WERE SIMILAR. BOTH MODELS SUGGEST HIGHS MAINLY IN
THE MIDDLE 80S WITH MAXIMUM READINGS IN THE UPPER 70S IN OUR
ELEVATED TERRAIN.

WIND SPEEDS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH FOR
TODAY WITH A VERY WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE VICINITY OF THE
FRONT. THE WIND DIRECTION SHOULD FAVOR THE NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST
QUADRANT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM FRIDAY/...
THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF OUR
FORECAST AREA FOR MUCH OF TONIGHT. HOWEVER, THE BOUNDARY MAY BEGIN
SINK TO OUR SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

ANY SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD DECREASE GRADUALLY
AFTER SUNSET WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL LIKELY BECOME CONFINED TO AREAS AROUND THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY.

THE WIND IS ANTICIPATED TO REMAIN LIGHT. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES
SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO THOSE EXPERIENCED THIS MORNING.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC SETUP IS COMPRISED OF GENERAL CYCLONIC FLOW
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND MID ATLANTIC. THIS LOOKS TO EASE SOME
SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES TO OUR EAST, HOWEVER A
SIGNIFICANT UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH IS FORECAST TO DIG INTO THE MIDWEST
AND UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION DURING THE COURSE OF THE WEEKEND. AS
THIS OCCURS, THE FLOW ACROSS OUR AREA WILL INCREASE AND TEND TO
BECOME MORE CYCLONIC WITH TIME. THIS SETUP WILL DRIVE A COLD FRONT
OR TWO ACROSS OUR AREA DURING THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. GIVEN
THE IDEA OF AN AMPLIFYING UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WITH DOWNSTREAM
STRENGTHENING CYCLONIC FLOW, WE MAY HAVE A FEW DAYS WHERE IT
BECOMES CONVECTIVELY ACTIVE IN OUR CWA. WE USED A MODEL BLEND FOR
FRIDAY INTO SUNDAY, THEN MOSTLY BLENDED THE 00Z WPC GUIDANCE INTO
CONTINUITY THEREAFTER.

FOR FRIDAY...HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO SETTLE ACROSS THE AREA
BEFORE BECOMING BETTER ESTABLISHED TO OUR NORTHEAST. WHILE THERE
LOOKS TO BE A WEAK SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH DURING THE
COURSE OF THE DAY, THE OVERALL FORCING AND ENOUGH DRYING SHOULD
LIMIT THE CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. WE DID KEEP SLIGHT CHC TO LOW
CHC POPS ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN AREAS, WHICH ARE CLOSER TO A
LINGERING OR DISSIPATING BOUNDARY. HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD THEN BE
SHIFTING MORE TO NEAR THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST AT NIGHT.
THIS WILL PROMOTE AN ONSHORE FLOW, HOWEVER IT IS NOT ALL THAT
CERTAIN HOW DEEP THE MOISTURE IS AS THIS OCCURS. THERE IS A
SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH FLOW AT NIGHT, HOWEVER THE PROSPECTS OF LOW
CLOUDS AND OR SOME FOG LOOKS LOW ATTM AS THE NAM IN PARTICULAR MAY
BE FAVORING TO MUCH PRECIPITATION. THE FORECAST SOUNDINGS APPEAR
TO INDICATE LESS OF A LOW CLOUD POTENTIAL OVERALL, BUT WILL
MONITOR.

FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...AS HIGH PRESSURE SLIPS FARTHER OFF THE
SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND COAST SATURDAY MORNING, THE FLOW WILL
TURN FROM EAST-SOUTHEAST TO MORE SOUTHERLY. AS THIS OCCURS, SOME
INCREASE IN THE WAA AHEAD OF AN AMPLIFYING UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH INTO
THE GREAT LAKES REGION SHOULD ORGANIZE A WARM FRONT TO OUR
SOUTHWEST. THIS FRONT SHOULD THEN START MIGRATING NORTHWARD
SUNDAY. OVERALL SATURDAY LOOKS TO BE DRY WITH HIGH PRESSURE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO START AND THEN OVERALL A LACK OF ORGANIZED LIFT. AS THE
UPPER-LEVEL FLOW STARTS TO TURN MORE CYCLONIC SUNDAY, SOME SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ESPECIALLY INLAND IN THE AFTERNOON
PERHAPS FOCUSED NEAR A LEE SIDE TROUGH. THIS WOULD BREAK OUR
STRING OF NICE WEATHER ON THE WEEKENDS. OVERALL, WE USED A 50/50
BLEND OF CONTINUITY AND WPC GUIDANCE ESPECIALLY FOR SUNDAY.

FOR MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...A SIGNIFICANT UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH
IS FORECAST TO SLIDE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION AND INTO THE
NORTHEAST. THIS PATTERN HAS SOME SIMILARITIES TO THE CURRENT ONE
WITH LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ACROSS CANADA, WHICH THEN PULLS A COLD
FRONT INTO THE EAST. THE PRESENCE OF STRENGTHENING CYCLONIC FLOW
IN COMBINATION OF AN INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL INITIATE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THIS MAY BE TIED TO AN INITIAL LEE SIDE
TROUGH MONDAY, THEN MORE FOCUSED WITH THE COLD FRONT ALONG WITH
COOLING ALOFT TUESDAY. THE INSTABILITY SHOULD BE ENHANCED SOME AS
DEEPER MOISTURE ADVECTS NORTHEASTWARD IN ADVANCE OF THE SURFACE
FRONT. THIS ALL COULD RESULT IN SOME STRONG CONVECTIVE EPISODES
MONDAY AND TUESDAY, HOWEVER THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL DEPEND
ON THE TIMING OF THE LARGE SCALE FORCING AND ORGANIZATION AS WELL
AS THE ACTUAL INSTABILITY AND SHEAR. WE KEPT HIGHER END CHC POPS
OVERALL FOR AT LEAST SCATTERED CONVECTION MONDAY AND TUESDAY, AS
THE CONVECTIVE ORGANIZATION THIS FAR OUT CARRIES UNCERTAINTY. FOR
WEDNESDAY, WE FOLLOWED CLOSER TO WPC AND TAKE THE COLD FRONT
OFFSHORE. IT APPEARS THAT THE SOUTHWESTERLY PORTION OF THE UPPER-
LEVEL TROUGH MAY HANG BACK TO OUR WEST, BUT WITH THE IDEA OF THE
FRONT OFFSHORE WE WILL GO WITH A DRY WEDNESDAY FOR NOW.

&&

.AVIATION /10Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IS FOR KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG,
KILG, KMIV, KACY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

PATCHY MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS WERE OCCURRING
EARLY THIS MORNING BUT THEY SHOULD END AROUND 1200Z. OTHERWISE,
GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON.
WHILE THERE IS NOT A PARTICULARLY HIGH PROBABILITY OF A SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM AFFECTING ANY OF OUR EIGHT TAF SITES TODAY, THE
CHANCE SEEMS HIGHEST IN THE KILG, KMIV AND KACY VICINITIES.

THE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH
AFTER DARK. VFR CONDITIONS THIS EVENING MAY GIVE WAY TO AREAS OF
MVFR VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS FOR LATE TONIGHT.

THE WIND SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY LESS THAN 10 KNOTS FOR TODAY AND
TONIGHT. THE DIRECTION IS EXPECTED TO FAVOR THE NORTHEAST TO
SOUTHEAST QUADRANT.

OUTLOOK...
FRIDAY...VFR OVERALL, HOWEVER THERE MAY BE SOME MVFR CEILINGS
DEVELOPING LATE AT NIGHT WITH AN EASTERLY FLOW. OUR CONFIDENCE IS
ON THE LOW SIDE AT THIS TIME REGARDING LOW CLOUDS. AN ISOLATED
SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE, MAINLY SOUTH OF KILG IN THE
AFTERNOON.

SATURDAY...PERHAPS SOME MVFR CEILINGS TO START, OTHERWISE ANY VFR
CEILINGS SHOULD SCATTER OUT.

SUNDAY AND MONDAY...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THESE WILL
RESULT IN LOCAL SUB-VFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

&&

.MARINE...
A SLOW MOVING FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL ACROSS THE WATERS OF
DELAWARE BAY AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY FOR MUCH OF TODAY AND THIS
EVENING. THE BOUNDARY IS FORECAST TO SINK FARTHER TO THE SOUTH
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE.

WIND SPEEDS AND WAVE HEIGHTS ARE ANTICIPATED TO REMAIN BELOW THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK...
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...HIGH PRESSURE ARRIVES FRIDAY THEN SHIFTS
OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND COAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
THIS WILL RESULT IN AN ONSHORE FLOW THAT STRENGTHENS SOME FOR A
TIME BEFORE TURNING MORE SOUTHERLY. IT APPEARS THOUGH THAT THE
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

SUNDAY AND MONDAY...A WARM FRONT SHOULD LIFT NORTHWARD SUNDAY,
ALLOWING A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW TO OCCUR AND INCREASE SOME. HOWEVER,
THE CONDITIONS OVERALL SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. SOME
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE ON THE INCREASE, ESPECIALLY
MONDAY.

&&

.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...NONE.
NJ...NONE.
DE...NONE.
MD...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...GORSE
NEAR TERM...IOVINO
SHORT TERM...IOVINO
LONG TERM...GORSE
AVIATION...GORSE/IOVINO
MARINE...GORSE/IOVINO

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
355 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2014

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-
060>062-070-071-101>106-110800-
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-
CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-
WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
355 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ430-431-450>455-110800-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
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-
355 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND
DELAWARE BAY WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
836 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2014

NJZ021-023-101315-
CAPE MAY NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
836 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL CAPE MAY AND
SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTIES...

AT 834 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR BIVALVE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND
THE STORM WILL AFFECT THE BEACHES. FOR YOUR SAFETY...IMMEDIATELY MOVE
OFF THE BEACH AND SEEK SHELTER INDOORS.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR BIVALVE AROUND 850 AM...LEESBURG AROUND 900
AM...ELDORA AROUND 910 AM AND BELLEPLAIN FOREST AROUND 920 AM.

LAT...LON 3917 7476 3915 7490 3918 7494 3919 7503
      3921 7504 3920 7511 3917 7513 3918 7515
      3923 7518 3942 7492 3938 7485 3935 7486
      3932 7485 3929 7472

FORECASTER:JRK

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
955 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2014

NJZ022>026-101500-
ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-
COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-
955 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CAPE MAY...SOUTHEASTERN ATLANTIC
AND SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTIES...

AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS COVERED PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC...CAPE
MAY AND OCEAN COUNTIES AT 953 AM EDT. THESE STORMS WERE GENERALLY
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND
THE STORM WILL AFFECT THE BEACHES. FOR YOUR SAFETY...IMMEDIATELY MOVE
OFF THE BEACH AND SEEK SHELTER INDOORS.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...AND WILL
CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE RAIN
CAN CAUSE RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.

LAT...LON 3950 7430 3948 7429 3943 7432 3938 7440
      3936 7440 3930 7453 3923 7462 3913 7471
      3910 7469 3904 7475 3906 7493 3912 7490
      3921 7492 3952 7444 3953 7440 3950 7440
      3949 7437 3953 7435 3954 7426

FORECASTER:JRK