HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 553 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 515 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND EAST
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 403 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 600 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE
 FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NEW JERSEY...EASTERN MONMOUTH...
 HUNTERDON...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...SOMERSET AND WESTERN
 MONMOUTH. IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...BUCKS...CHESTER...
 DELAWARE...LEHIGH...MONTGOMERY AND PHILADELPHIA.
* THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
* PRECIPITATION HAD CHANGED TO RAIN OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...BUT
 CONTINUED AS SNOW OR A WINTRY MIX WELL NORTH AND WEST OF
 PHILADELPHIA EARLY THIS MORNING. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE RAIN
 OVER THE ENTIRE AREA BY SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK...AND THEN RAIN
 IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.
 RAINFALL IS FORECAST TO AVERAGE ONE TO TWO INCHES...WITH SOME
 THREE INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* THE HEAVY RAIN COULD CAUSE FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND
 ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS SUCH AS THE PERKIOMEN CREEK...
 BRANDYWINE CREEK...AND NESHAMINY CREEK ACROSS SOUTHEAST
 PENNSYLVANIA AND ALONG THE MILLSTONE RIVER AND ASSUNPINK CREEK
 IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY. RAINFALL RATES MAY BE QUITE HIGH...ALSO
 RESULTING IN FLASH FLOODING. NO FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG
 MAIN STEM RIVERS SUCH AS THE DELAWARE AND THE SCHUYLKILL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. IF YOU LIVE IN A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO
FLASH FLOODING...BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS
ISSUED. IF YOU OBSERVE RAPIDLY RISING WATER...MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN
YOU THINK IT IS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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