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Table of Contents Storm Summary Regional Surface Observations National Weather Service Forecasts Surface Maps Satellite Imagery Sea Level Pressure and 1000 to 500 Millibar Thickness Maps 850 Millibar Maps 700 Millibar Maps 500 Millibar Maps 300 Millibar Maps 200 Millibar Maps National Radar Imagery Local Radar Imagery Fort Dix Doppler Radar Imagery

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

NXX - Willow Grove, PA

PNE - Northeast Philadelphia, PA

0600Z 11 Jan 97 0700Z 11 Jan 97 0800Z 11 Jan 97 0900Z 11 Jan 97 1000Z 11 Jan 97

0100EST 11 Jan 97 0200EST 11 Jan 97 0300EST 11 Jan 97 0400EST 11 Jan 97 0500EST 11 Jan 97

BKN -SN -SN -SN OVC

30F/19F 30F/19F 30F/19F 26F/25F 26F/25F

29.55in 29.56in 29.54in 29.53in 29.51in

W WNW WNW NNW NW

10mph/---------- 06mph/---------- 06mph/---------- 05mph/---------- 06mph/----------

10,000ft 300ft 100ft 8,000ft 1,500ft

7.0mi 0.5mi 0.5mi 0.8mi 2.0mi

OVC OVC -SN -SN OVC

34F/25F 32F/24F 27F/27F 26F/26F 26F/25F

29.55in 29.56in 29.55in 29.54in 29.53in

N/A NW NW NW NW

00mph/---------- 08mph/---------- 14mph/---------- 14mph/---------- 08mph/----------

5,000ft 4,000ft 1,300ft 500ft 6,000ft

10mi 10mi 1.0mi 1.0mi 9.0mi

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

WRI - Wrightstown, NJ

BLM - Belmar-Farmdale, NJ

0600Z 11 Jan 97 0700Z 11 Jan 97 0800Z 11 Jan 97 0900Z 11 Jan 97 1000Z 11 Jan 97

0100EST 11 Jan 97 0200EST 11 Jan 97 0300EST 11 Jan 97 0400EST 11 Jan 97 0500EST 11 Jan 97

BKN OVC -SN SN SN

30F/25F 30F/27F 30F/28F 28F/27F 27F/25F

29.58in 29.56in 29.54in 29.54in 29.53in

ENE NNE NNW NNW NW

03mph/---------- 05mph/---------- 08mph/---------- 13mph/23mph 14mph/23mph

6,000ft 5,000ft 3,000ft 900ft 1,000ft

7.0mi 7.0mi 3.0mi 0.5mi 0.5mi

---- ---- ---- ---- ----

28F/19F 30F/19F 30F/21F 28F/23F 27F/21F

29.56in 29.53in 29.51in 29.49in 29.48in

N/A N/A N/A N NNW

00mph/---------- 00mph/---------- 00mph/---------- 07mph/---------- 19mph/24mph

10,000ft 4,700ft 1,800ft 100ft 100ft

10mi 10mi 10mi 0.8mi 1.0mi

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

EWR - Newark, NJ

ABE - Allentown, PA

0600Z 11 Jan 97 0700Z 11 Jan 97 0800Z 11 Jan 97 0900Z 11 Jan 97 1000Z 11 Jan 97

0100EST 11 Jan 97 0200EST 11 Jan 97 0300EST 11 Jan 97 0400EST 11 Jan 97 0500EST 11 Jan 97

BKN OVC -SN +SN -SN

29F/18F 33F/19F 30F/24F 27F/27F 27F/26F

29.55in 29.55in 29.55in 29.53in 29.52in

SW SW W NW NW

07mph/---------- 05mph/---------- 13mph/---------- 08mph/---------- 06mph/----------

10,000ft 6,500ft 2,100ft 600ft 800ft

10mi 10mi 2.5mi 0.3mi 0.8mi

OVC -SN -SN OVC OVC

26F/17F 28F/16F 25F/22F 24F/21F 25F/17F

29.53in 29.55in 29.55in 29.54in 29.51in

S W WSW WSW WNW

05mph/---------- 12mph/16mph 07mph/---------- 07mph/---------- 09mph/----------

8,000ft 3,000ft 2,400ft 5,500ft 5,000ft

10mi 8.0mi 1.5mi 7.0mi 10mi

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

PHL - Philadelphia, PA

JFK - New York, NY

0600Z 11 Jan 97 0700Z 11 Jan 97 0800Z 11 Jan 97 0900Z 11 Jan 97 1000Z 11 Jan 97

0100EST 11 Jan 97 0200EST 11 Jan 97 0300EST 11 Jan 97 0400EST 11 Jan 97 0500EST 11 Jan 97

OVC OVC -SN -SN -SN

33F/24F 34F/24F 28F/27F 27F/26F 27F/23F

29.55in 29.54in 29.55in 29.54in 29.54in

ESE N NNW NNW NNW

03mph/---------- 08mph/---------- 17mph/---------- 14mph/---------- 13mph/----------

5,000ft 4,000ft 700ft 400ft 3,500ft

10mi 10mi 1.3mi 1.3mi 9.0mi

SCT OVC OVC -SN SN

32F/18F 34F/19F 34F/19F 29F/26F 28F/27F

29.58in 29.57in 29.56in 29.53in 29.53in

WSW SW WSW NW NW

10mph/---------- 10mph/---------- 10mph/---------- 10mph/---------- 13mph/----------

Unlimited 6,500ft 3,000ft 800ft 500ft

10mi 10mi 8.0mi 1.0mi 0.5mi

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

LGA - New York, NY

NYC - New York, NY

0600Z 11 Jan 97 0700Z 11 Jan 97 0800Z 11 Jan 97 0900Z 11 Jan 97 1000Z 11 Jan 97

0100EST 11 Jan 97 0200EST 11 Jan 97 0300EST 11 Jan 97 0400EST 11 Jan 97 0500EST 11 Jan 97

CLR OVC -SN -SN SN

35F/12F 35F/15F 33F/18F 29F/27F 28F/27F

29.55in 29.56in 29.55in 29.52in 29.51in

WSW SW WNW NW NW

09mph/---------- 09mph/---------- 12mph/---------- 12mph/---------- 08mph/----------

Unlimited 6,500ft 3,400ft 2,000ft 300ft

10mi 10mi 8.0mi 1.3mi 0.5mi

---- OVC -SN SN SN

33F/16F 34F/16F 32F/18F 28F/26F 28F/27F

29.56in 29.57in 29.56in 29.53in 29.52in

---- WSW WNW ---- ----

05mph/---------- 09mph/---------- 07mph/---------- 06mph/---------- 06mph/----------

Unlimited 6,000ft 2,800ft 1,200ft 400ft

10mi 10mi 8.0mi 0.5mi 0.5mi

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

TEB - Teterboro, NJ

ILG - Wilmington, DE

0600Z 11 Jan 97 0700Z 11 Jan 97 0800Z 11 Jan 97 0900Z 11 Jan 97 1000Z 11 Jan 97

0100EST 11 Jan 97 0200EST 11 Jan 97 0300EST 11 Jan 97 0400EST 11 Jan 97 0500EST 11 Jan 97

SCT OVC -SN SN -SN

30F/14F 30F/18F 29F/24F 28F/26F 28F/25F

29.57in 29.57in 29.57in 29.54in 29.53in

SSW S W NNW WNW

05mph/---------- 03mph/---------- 11mph/---------- 07mph/---------- 06mph/----------

Unlimited 6,000ft 1,400ft 500ft 800ft

10mi 10mi 1.3mi 0.5mi 1.3mi

OVC -SN -SN SN -SN

32F/28F 29F/27F 27F/25F 26F/25F 27F/22F

29.55in 29.52in 29.55in 29.54in 29.56in

WNW NNW NNW NW WNW

07mph/---------- 15mph/---------- 14mph/---------- 11mph/---------- 13mph/----------

5,000ft 1,600ft 600ft 400ft 3,200ft

10mi 1.5mi 1.0mi 0.5mi 7.0mi

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

MIV - Millville, NJ

ACY - Atlantic City, NJ

0600Z 11 Jan 97 0700Z 11 Jan 97 0800Z 11 Jan 97 0900Z 11 Jan 97 1000Z 11 Jan 97

0100EST 11 Jan 97 0200EST 11 Jan 97 0300EST 11 Jan 97 0400EST 11 Jan 97 0500EST 11 Jan 97

OVC BKN -RA -SN -SN

39F/28F 45F/27F 37F/34F 30F/27F 28F/27F

29.56in 29.53in 29.51in 29.53in 29.53in

NE NNE W N NNW

06mph/---------- 03mph/---------- 11mph/---------- 18mph/---------- 14mph/----------

5,000ft 6,000ft 1,500ft 300ft 400ft

10mi 7.0mi 6.0mi 0.8mi 0.8mi

OVC OVC -RA -RA -SN

38F/26F 40F/30F 40F/34F 34F/32F 28F/27F

29.54in 29.51in 29.48in 29.47in 29.49in

SSE S SSW NW NW

07mph/---------- 08mph/---------- 14mph/24mph 15mph/---------- 18mph/23mph

8,500ft 6,500ft 2,400ft 3,200ft 1,200ft

10mi 10mi 9.0mi 7.0mi 1.5mi

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

ISP - Islip, NY

FRG - Farmingdale, NY

0600Z 11 Jan 97 0700Z 11 Jan 97 0800Z 11 Jan 97 0900Z 11 Jan 97 1000Z 11 Jan 97

0100EST 11 Jan 97 0200EST 11 Jan 97 0300EST 11 Jan 97 0400EST 11 Jan 97 0500EST 11 Jan 97

SCT OVC OVC -SN SN

32F/18F 32F/16F 32F/18F 32F/18F 28F/27F

29.56in 29.57in 29.54in 29.50in 29.50in

W SW N/A NW NNW

05mph/---------- 06mph/---------- 00mph/---------- 10mph/---------- 05mph/----------

Unlimited 8,000ft 5,500ft 3,000ft 200ft

15mi 15mi 15mi 15mi 0.5mi

CLR CLR CLR CLR -SN

30F/16F 30F/18F 34F/18F 30F/25F 28F/27F

29.59in 29.59in 29.57in 29.55in 29.53in

WSW SSW NNW NW NNW

07mph/---------- 05mph/---------- 05mph/---------- 05mph/---------- 07mph/----------

Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited 1,000ft

10mi 10mi 10mi 10mi 1.3mi

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

HPN - White Plains, NY

DOV - Dover, DE

0600Z 11 Jan 97 0700Z 11 Jan 97 0800Z 11 Jan 97 0900Z 11 Jan 97 1000Z 11 Jan 97

0100EST 11 Jan 97 0200EST 11 Jan 97 0300EST 11 Jan 97 0400EST 11 Jan 97 0500EST 11 Jan 97

CLR CLR OVC -SN -SN

30F/16F 30F/16F 30F/16F 30F/25F 27F/25F

29.55in 29.55in 29.54in -------- 29.50in

WSW WSW WSW W W

06mph/---------- 06mph/---------- 06mph/---------- 06mph/---------- 06mph/----------

Unlimited Unlimited 5,000ft 300ft 300ft

15mi ---- 15mi 7.0mi 0.8mi

OVC -SN SN OVC OVC

34F/28F 36F/32F 32F/30F 28F/28F 28F/28F

29.53in 29.50in 29.50in 29.54in 29.54in

S S NNW NNW NNW

09mph/---------- 14mph/21mph 13mph/---------- 19mph/28mph 19mph/28mph

7,000ft 2,000ft 800ft 1,000ft 1,000ft

7.0mi 6.0mi 0.8mi 0.5mi 0.5mi

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

WWD - Wildwood, NJ

BDR - Bridgeport, CT

0600Z 11 Jan 97 0700Z 11 Jan 97 0800Z 11 Jan 97 0900Z 11 Jan 97 1000Z 11 Jan 97

0100EST 11 Jan 97 0200EST 11 Jan 97 0300EST 11 Jan 97 0400EST 11 Jan 97 0500EST 11 Jan 97

---- ---- ---- ---- ----

41F/30F 43F/30F 43F/32F 36F/30F 28F/27F

29.57in 29.53in 29.50in 29.48in 29.57in

S S SSW NW NNW

14mph/23mph 16mph/23mph 15mph/19mph 13mph/18mph 18mph/24mph

8,000ft ------ 6,000ft 3,100ft 1,200ft

10mi 10mi 10mi 10mi 10mi

CLR OVC OVC -SN -SN

34F/19F 34F/19F 34F/14F 29F/24F 27F/27F

29.55in 29.55in 29.53in 29.52in 29.50in

W W W NW ----

13mph/---------- 09mph/---------- 09mph/---------- 13mph/---------- 07mph/----------

Unlimited 11,000ft 4,200ft 2,100ft 400ft

10mi 10mi 10mi 5.0mi 0.8mi

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

MDT - Middletown, PA

BWI - Baltimore, MD

0600Z 11 Jan 97 0700Z 11 Jan 97 0800Z 11 Jan 97 0900Z 11 Jan 97 1000Z 11 Jan 97

0100EST 11 Jan 97 0200EST 11 Jan 97 0300EST 11 Jan 97 0400EST 11 Jan 97 0500EST 11 Jan 97

OVC -SN OVC OVC OVC

28F/16F 28F/21F 28F/18F 28F/18F 28F/18F

29.56in 29.57in 29.57in 29.57in 29.57in

W WSW W W W

09mph/---------- 17mph/---------- 14mph/---------- 20mph/---------- 25mph/----------

3,000ft 2,400ft 2,800ft 7,000ft 15,000ft

15mi 7.0mi 15mi 15mi 15mi

-SN -SN -SN OVC -SN

31F/31F 29F/28F 27F/25F 28F/20F 27F/19F

29.53in 29.56in 29.58in 29.58in 29.61in

N NW NW WNW NW

08mph/---------- 10mph/---------- 12mph/---------- 09mph/---------- 14mph/21mph

500ft 500ft 500ft 4,100ft 3,000ft

1.0mi 0.8mi 0.8mi 9.0mi 5.0mi

UTC Date/Time

EST Date/Time

DCA - Washington, DC

ADW - Camp Springs, MD

0600Z 11 Jan 97 0700Z 11 Jan 97 0800Z 11 Jan 97 0900Z 11 Jan 97 1000Z 11 Jan 97

0100EST 11 Jan 97 0200EST 11 Jan 97 0300EST 11 Jan 97 0400EST 11 Jan 97 0500EST 11 Jan 97

-SN -SN OVC OVC OVC

33F/33F 28F/27F 28F/27F 30F/23F 28F/21F

29.54in 29.57in 29.59in 29.61in 29.65in

NNW NNW NNW NW NW

15mph/---------- 18mph/---------- 14mph/---------- 15mph/---------- 14mph/----------

400ft 800ft 600ft 3,200ft 3,100ft

0.5mi 1.5mi 1.0mi 7.0mi 10mi

-SN -SN -SN -SN SCT

32F/32F 27F/27F 27F/25F 27F/23F 25F/23F

29.51in 29.55in 29.57in 29.59in 29.63in

NW NNW NNW WNW WNW

07mph/---------- 18mph/30mph 10mph/---------- 18mph/---------- 15mph/----------

300ft 500ft 1,000ft 2,500ft Unlimited

1.0mi 0.6mi 1.0mi 3.0mi 7.0mi

Table of Contents Storm Summary Regional Surface Observations National Weather Service Forecasts Surface Maps Satellite Imagery Sea Level Pressure and 1000 to 500 Millibar Thickness Maps 850 Millibar Maps 700 Millibar Maps 500 Millibar Maps 300 Millibar Maps 200 Millibar Maps National Radar Imagery Local Radar Imagery Fort Dix Doppler Radar Imagery

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