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Freeze Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
248 PM EDT MON MAR 26 2012

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ009-010-012>027-PAZ060>062-
067>071-271000-
/O.CON.KPHI.FZ.W.0001.120327T0700Z-120327T1300Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-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-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-
MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...
SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...
CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...
HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...ALLENTOWN...
BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...
PHILADELPHIA
248 PM EDT MON MAR 26 2012

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT
TUESDAY...

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S. EVEN
LOCATIONS ALONG THE COASTAL STRIPS OF NEW JERSEY AND
DELAWARE... AND IN THE HIGHLY URBANIZED METRO AREAS... MAY SEE
TEMPERATURES DROP TO AROUND 30 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...DUE TO AN UNUSUALLY WARM WINTER AND EARLY SPRING...
THE GROWING SEASON HAS BEGUN AROUND THE REGION. ANY VEGETATION
SUSCEPTIBLE TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES OVER A PERIOD OF THREE OR
MORE HOURS WOULD BE AT RISK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

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Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
855 PM EDT MON MAR 26 2012

NJZ001-007>010-012>027-271200-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FW.A.0002.120327T1200Z-120327T2000Z/
/O.EXT.KPHI.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120327T2000Z/
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-
855 PM EDT MON MAR 26 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHWEST, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH,
ESPECIALLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF PERIOD
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY WHEN CONDITIONS
SHOULD FALL BELOW CRITERIA. HOWEVER, AS THE SUN RISES AND
TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO WARM, CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN
ABOVE CRITERIA LEVELS ONCE AGAIN.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
FALL TO 15 TO 20 PERCENT ON TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...BECAUSE OF THE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS...THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID SPREAD IF UNCONTROLLED FIRES DEVELOP.
THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE ELEVATED DUE TO THE STRONG WIND GUSTS...
RECENT LACK OF PRECIPITATION...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND DRY
FUELS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.