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Vineland Fire Dept./ Vineland OEM
Friday January 13th, 2012 :: 08:44 a.m. EST

Advisory

NWS Mt. Holly has issued a Wind Advisory in effect for Cumberland County. Impact: A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDA

The New Jersey Regional Operations Intelligence Center (NJ ROIC) reports the State Office of Emergency Management (NJ OEM) is monitoring a weather event in coordination with the National Weather Service (NWS).

Summary: NWS Mt. Holly has issued a Wind Advisory in effect for Sussex, Warren, Morris, Hunterdon, Somerset, Middlesex, Monmouth, Mercer, Salem, Gloucester, Camden, Burlington, Ocean, Cumberland, Atlantic, and Cape May Counties:

Impact: A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
THE WINDS WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.


Full Forecast(s):

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
927 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012

NEW CASTLE-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-
CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...
MORRISTOWN...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...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
927 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NEW CASTLE COUNTY DELAWARE, ALL OF EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA AS WELL AS NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARDS...STRONG TO ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED AROUND THE TIME
OF THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH A SECOND
GUST MAXIMUM DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POSSIBLY
SOME WEAK TREES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. THE WINDS WILL
MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY ON
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT-WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO
FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED. WHERE POSSIBLE, DO
NOT PARK OR LEAVE VEHICLES UNDERNEATH TREES.

The NJ ROIC and NJ OEM will continue to monitor this Weather Event and provide updates as issued by the NWS.
Distribution:

Address/Location
Vineland Fire Dept./ Vineland OEM
110 N 4th St
Vineland, NJ 08360

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 856-691-2480

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