Storm description, surface observations, snowfall totals, and images courtesy of the National Climatic Data Center, the National Centers of Environmental Prediction, the Climate Prediction Center, the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center, the Mount Holly National Weather Service Office, the Upton National Weather Service Office, Rutgers University, Plymouth State University, the University of Illinois, the American Meteorological Society, Weather Graphics Technologies, AccuWeather, and the Weather Channel.

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MERCER COUNTY ZONE FORECASTS

Morning forecast for March 8, 2005 : *Wind Advisory later today into this evening and turning sharply colder* Today...Rain showers changing to snow this morning.  Snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.  Becoming windy and colder with morning highs around 40...then temperatures falling to around 30 by dusk.  Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Tonight...Partly cloudy and very windy.  Much colder with lows around 17.  Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gust over 45 mph in the evening...decreasing to 15 to 25 mph after midnight.

Afternoon forecast for March 8, 2005 : *Wind Advisory is in effect into this evening and turning sharply colder* Rest of today...Rain showers changing to snow.  Snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.  Windy and colder with temperatures falling into the mid to upper 20s.  Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Tonight...Partly cloudy and very windy.  Much colder with lows around 17.  Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gust over 45 mph in the evening...decreasing to 15 to 25 mph after midnight.

Afternoon update for March 8, 2005 : *Winter Weather Advisory this afternoon* *Wind Advisory is in effect into this evening and turning sharply colder* This Afternoon...Snow.  Snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches.  Windy and colder with temperatures falling into the upper teens to near 20.  Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Tonight...Partly cloudy and very windy.  Much colder with lows around 17.  Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gust over 45 mph in the evening...decreasing to 15 to 25 mph after midnight.

Evening forecast for March 8, 2005: *Winter Weather Advisory remainder of this afternoon* *Wind Advisory this evening* Remainder of this Afternoon...Snow tapering to flurries.  Total accumulation 2 to 4 inches. Tonight...Partly cloudy and very windy.  Much colder with lows in the mid to upper teens.  Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 45 mph this evening...decreasing to 10 to 20 mph overnight.

Table of Contents Storm Summary Regional Surface Observations National Weather Service Forecasts Surface Maps Satellite Imagery National Surface Weather Maps - Pressure and Fronts Only Continental Surface Weather Maps - Pressure and Fronts Only 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 Regional Radar Imagery Fort Dix Doppler Radar Imagery

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