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...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGHLATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT

* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE, HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.


* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY AND EAST
CENTRAL, NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.


* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.


* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TRAVEL WILL PROBABLY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO
IMPOSSIBLE, INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY.
SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE LIKELY. SNOW WILL
PROBABLY ACCUMULATE AT A RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR FOR
SEVERAL HOURS, ESPECIALLY DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. POWER OUTAGES MAY DEVELOP FROM NEWLY BROKEN TREE LIMBS
OR FROM UPROOTED TREES IN THE SOFTENED GROUND, ESPECIALLY WHERE
6 INCHES OR MORE ACCUMULATES ON THE BRANCHES. THIS COULD BECOME
A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND CONTINGENCY PLANS SHOULD BE DEVELOPED
FOR ALTERING ACTIVITIES AS A HIGH IMPACT MAJOR SNOW STORM IS
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. IF AND WHEN WARNINGS ARE ISSUED, THOSE
CONTINGENCY PLANS CAN BE IMPLEMENTED. WE RECOMMEND FOLLOWING THE
ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND THIS MAY BE A GOOD DAY TO JUST STAY
HOME, TO ENSURE SAFETY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW, SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.