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Date Posted: 21:16:44 02/15/03 Sat
Author: from NOAA WEATHER
Subject: FLOOD WATCH & BLIZZARD FORCAST

WINTER STORM WARNING
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
445 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2003

...MAJOR WINTER STORM HEADED THIS WAY...
.AN EAST-WEST STATIONARY FRONT THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC REGION WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL
TRAVEL ALONG THE FRONT JUST TO THE SOUTH OF OUR AREA...WITH THE
STRONGEST LOW EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE CAROLINA COAST SUNDAY NIGHT.
THIS LOW WILL THEN INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES SLOWLY UP THE COAST TO NEAR
ATLANTIC CITY EARLY TUESDAY...THEN TOWARD THE NEW ENGLAND COAST
TUESDAY NIGHT.

DEZ002-MDZ015-019-020-NJZ021-022-025-161000-
ATLANTIC NJ-CAROLINE MD-COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-KENT DE-
QUEEN ANNE'S MD-TALBOT MD-
445 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2003

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING
THROUGH MONDAY...

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL THEN
BEGIN IN EARNEST FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...INTO MONDAY. SNOW WILL MIX WITH
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. 7 TO 11 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION BY SUNDAY SUNDAY NIGHT.

STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM AS IT MOVES UP THE
COAST. THIS COULD CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TRAVEL ON SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT
COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. POSTPONE ANY TRAVEL THAT IS NOT ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY. BY STAYING OFF THE ROADWAYS...HIGHWAY CREWS ARE BETTER
ABLE TO KEEP ROADS PASSABLE SO EMERGENCY VEHICLES MAY STILL TRAVEL.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THIS MAJOR WINTER WEATHER EVENT.

$$




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GALE WARNING
DEZ002>004-NJZ012>014-020-022>026-161000-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
325 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2003

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE
COASTS INCLUDING COUNTIES ADJACENT TO THE RARITAN BAY AND LOWER
DELAWARE BAY MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...

IN DELAWARE...
KENT AND SUSSEX.

IN NEW JERSEY...
MIDDLESEX...MONMOUTH...OCEAN...ATLANTIC...AND CAPE MAY.

A STRONG ARCTIC HIGH TO THE NORTH...DEVELOPING STORM TO THE SOUTH
...AND THE OCCURRENCE OF THE FULL MOON ON SUNDAY WILL INCREASE THE
POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING VERY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND ALL DAY
MONDAY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SUGGEST THAT YOU LISTEN TO ALL RELEASES
AND ADVICE FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. MAKE SURE
YOU MOVE YOUR VEHICLE BEFORE THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE ESPECIALLY IF THE
FORECAST CALLS FOR VERY HEAVY SNOW IN YOUR PARTICULAR AREA.

MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS LIKELY SUNDAY EVENING BETWEEN 7 AND 830 PM
BUT THE TIDE OF GREATEST CONCERN WILL BE THE HIGH TIDE MONDAY
MORNING WHICH OCCURS BETWEEN 730 AND 830 ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT...AND
POSSIBLY THE HIGH TIDE MONDAY EVENING BETWEEN 7 AND 9 PM. REMEMBER...
THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE OCCURS LATER IN THE BACK BAYS.

GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT BUT THE STRONGEST ONSHORE WINDS ARE
LIKELY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 50
MPH. SEAS ARE PRESENTLY 6 TO 9 FEET BUT THEY WILL BE BUILDING TO 14
TO 18 FEET LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THE POUNDING SURF WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IN AREAS THAT COME UNDER THE FULL IMPACT
OF THIS STORM.

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS ISSUED AS A CALL TO ACTION FOR ALL COASTAL
AND BACK BAY RESIDENTS TO START PLANNING YOUR COURSE OF ACTION.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MAY BE ISSUED SOMETIME SUNDAY MORNING AND
MOST LIKELY FOR DELAWARE AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY SINCE THESE
COUNTIES WILL COME UNDER THE EFFECTS OF THE STORM SOONER. ADDITIONAL
WARNINGS MAY BE EXTENDED NORTH TO SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY IF THE STORM
DOES NOT MOVE OUT TO SEA.

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