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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
812 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009

NJZ001-007>010-015-PAZ055-061-062-067>069-071-300145-
BUCKS PA-CHESTER PA-HUNTERDON NJ-LEHIGH PA-MERCER NJ-MONROE PA-
MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-PHILADELPHIA PA-SOMERSET NJ-
SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-
812 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT BUCKS...CHESTER...HUNTERDON...
LEHIGH...MERCER...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORRIS...NORTHAMPTON...
PHILADELPHIA...SOMERSET...SUSSEX AND WARREN COUNTIES...

AT 812 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES EAST OF
MOUNT POCONO TO 19 MILES NORTHEAST OF WEST CHESTER...MOVING EAST AT
25 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR FLATBROOKVILLE...REVERE AROUND
830 PM...CRANDON LAKES...LUMBERVILLE AROUND 845 PM...BRANCHVILLE...
NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA AROUND 900 PM...OGDENSBURG...FRANKLIN AROUND
915 PM...CROSSWICKS AND SKILLMAN AROUND 930 PM.

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR OVER AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINS
EARLIER. BE ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCALIZED FLOODING.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

$$

SZATKOWSKI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
808 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009

DCZ001-MDZ009-VAZ042-053-054-300100-
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DC-MONTGOMERY MD-LOUDOUN VA-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA VA-FAIRFAX VA-
808 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...
ARLINGTON...MONTGOMERY...LOUDOUN AND FAIRFAX COUNTIES...

AT 807 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES
NORTHEAST OF HERNDON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

LOCATIONS THAT WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE GREAT
FALLS...BELLEVIEW...BRADLEY FARMS...THE AMERICAN LEGION BRIDGE...
CONGRESSIONAL MANOR...WEST MCLEAN...CABIN JOHN...LANGLEY...MCLEAN AND
GLEN ECHO.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW A MILE AND CAUSE PONDING
OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

$$


BJL

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
LAZ036-300100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
703 PM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING EAST AFFECTING EAST FELICIANA PARISH...

AT 702 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTH OF CLINTON...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EAST
FELICIANA PARISH.

THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO TWO INCHES IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW
LYING ROADWAYS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER
COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE
CROSSING.

$$

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
743 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009

MEZ022-026>028-300100-
COASTAL WALDO-INTERIOR WALDO-KNOX-LINCOLN-
743 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009

...HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE MID-COAST OF MAINE UNTIL
AROUND 900 PM EDT...

HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE MID-COAST INTO THIS
EVENING...WITH RAINFALL RATES UP TO A HALF AN INCH AN HOUR. THIS
WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON STREETS. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY
RAIN...EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH TO CAUSE A FEW DOWNED TREE
BRANCHES. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL TAPER OFF TO LIGHT RAIN BETWEEN 830 PM
AND 900 PM...WITH THE HEAVY RAIN LINGERING LONGEST IN EASTERN
PORTIONS OF WALDO AND KNOX COUNTIES...EXTENDING FROM ROCKLAND TO
BELFAST.

$$

APFFEL

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
542 PM MDT SAT AUG 29 2009

WYZ065-066-300030-
LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-
542 PM MDT SAT AUG 29 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALBANY AND WESTERN
LARAMIE COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM MDT...

AT 540 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LARAMIE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN WYOMING BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 306 AND
329.

$$

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
641 PM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009

LAZ041-042-051-052-300045-
CAMERON LA-VERMILION LA-JEFFERSON DAVIS LA-CALCASIEU LA-
641 PM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CAMERON...VERMILION...JEFFERSON
DAVIS AND CALCASIEU PARISHES UNTIL 745 PM CDT...

AT 636 PM CDT...CLUSTERS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED BY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR FROM IOWA TO LAKE CHARLES AND
FROM WELSH TO HAYES...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WELSH BY 705 PM CDT...
  LAKE ARTHUR BY 745 PM CDT...

FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 40
MPH...AND SHORT LIVED FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
HEAVY RAINFALL WITH RATES BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES WILL CAUSE PONDING
OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE THE PROPER ACTIONS SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED.

$$

RUA

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
716 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009

NJZ001-007-009-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>069-300045-
BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CARBON PA-CHESTER PA-HUNTERDON NJ-LEHIGH PA-
MONROE PA-MONTGOMERY PA-NORTHAMPTON PA-SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-
716 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT BERKS...BUCKS...CARBON...
CHESTER...HUNTERDON...LEHIGH...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...NORTHAMPTON...
SUSSEX AND WARREN COUNTIES...

AT 713 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTHWEST
OF MOUNT POCONO TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF READING...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR MECKESVILLE...BELTZVILLE STATE PARK
AROUND 715 PM...PENN FOREST RESERVOIR...PALMERTON AROUND 730 PM...
SKYTOP...SCOTRUN AROUND 745 PM...GILBERTSVILLE...ALLENTOWN AROUND 800
PM...FREEMANSBURG AND SPRINGTOWN AROUND 815 PM.

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR OVER AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINS
EARLIER. BE ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCALIZED FLOODING.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

$$

SZATKOWSKI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
710 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009

CAZ042-043-048-050-055>058-060>062-300300-
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
710 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009

...CONTINUED HOT SATURDAY...TRENDING COOLER SUNDAY AND MONDAY...

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE SOUTHWEST WILL BRING ANOTHER HOT
DAY SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER DESERTS WILL ONCE AGAIN
EXCEED 115 DEGREES...AND HIGHS IN THE UPPER DESERTS WILL BE AT OR
ABOVE 105 DEGREES.

HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS WILL BE SIMILAR TO
YESTERDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE 80S AT THE BEACHES...90S IN THE COASTAL
ZONE...AND ABOVE 100 IN THE VALLEYS. NOTICEABLE COOLING WILL ARRIVE
SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS...HOWEVER IT WILL STILL
BE VERY WARM AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN ABOUT 5 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE.

PREVENT HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEATSTROKE BY AVOIDING STRENUOUS
ACTIVITIES DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY. WEAR LIGHT-COLORED
AND LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. NEVER LEAVE
PEOPLE OR PETS IN ENCLOSED AUTOMOBILES...EVEN FOR A SHORT TIME.

$$

MOEDE/SCV

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
1253 PM CHST SAT AUG 29 2009

PMZ161-171-310200-
KOROR PALAU-YAP-
1253 PM CHST SAT AUG 29 2009

...OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR PALAU
AND YAP THIS WEEKEND...

SURGING MONSOON WINDS FROM THE WEST HAVE SPREAD ACROSS THE WESTERN
PACIFIC. OBSERVATIONS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATE THAT SEVERAL
LINES OF HEAVY SHOWERS HAVE BEEN MOVING ACROSS THE PALAU AND YAP
AREAS SO FAR TODAY. MORE SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP AND MOVE
ACROSS THE SAME AREAS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

THE HEAVIER SHOWER ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT NORTHWARD ON
MONDAY...BUT SOME SHOWERS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ACROSS YAP STATE.

PEOPLE ON PALAU AND YAP CAN EXPECT OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND
GUSTY WINDS THROUGH SUNDAY. A HAZARDOUS SURF ADVISORY IS ALSO IN
EFFECT.

MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR THIS HEAVY WEATHER. PAY ATTENTION FOR LATER
STATEMENTS AND ADVISORIES FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS AND THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

SIMPSON

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