Rainy Weekend Ahead

INLAND SUSSEX-DE BEACHES-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-
OCEAN-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL
OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.GEORGETOWN.REHOBOTH
BEACH.
FREEHOLD.SANDY HOOK.JACKSON.HAMMONTON.
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE.OCEAN CITY.ATLANTIC CITY.
LONG BEACH ISLAND.WHARTON STATE FOREST
412 PM EDT FRI OCT 27 2006

.HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT SATURDAY.
.HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING.WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT SAT FOR WIND CONDITIONS AHEAD OF THE
APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE. AND, A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AS THE
COLD AIR POURS INTO THE REGION ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM. THIS HIGH WIND
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON.

LOW PRESSURE TAKING SHAPE OVER THE UPPER MS VALLEY WILL INTENSIFY WHILE
REACHING THE OH VALLEY EARLY SAT MORNING. THE CIRCULATION AROUND THE LOW
WILL BRING STRONG WINDS FROM THE SOUTH & SE AT 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
BETWEEN 50 & 60 MPH. AS THE LOW TRACKS NE THROUGH PA, THE COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE COAST IN THE LATE MORNING HRS SATURDAY CAUSING THE WINDS TO
SHIFT TO THE SW WITH GUSTS STILL PEAKING TO 50 MPH.

MEANWHILE, HEAVY RAINFALL ON THE ORDER OF 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES WILL SATURATE
THE GROUND. THE FORCE OF THE WINDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE SHIFT FROM THE SE TO
SW OCCURS ON SAT WILL LIKELY BRING DOWN POWER LINES & TREES WITH SOME AREAS
EXPERIENCING POWER OUTAGES ESPECIALLY IN THE WARNING AREA.

THE WINDS WILL ABATE FOR SEVERAL HRS SAT AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASE ONCE AGAIN
IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. FOR THAT REASON, A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT
AT THAT TIME.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR
MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND
EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH.OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY
OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.