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

Overnight forecast for December 8, 2005: *Winter Storm Warning in effect from midnight tonight to 12 PM EST Friday for total accumulation 4 to 7 inches of snow* Overnight...Cloudy with snow developing after midnight...possibly mixing with sleet toward morning.  Snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches.  Lows in the lower 20s.  Light and variable winds...becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. Friday...Snow mixed at times with sleet and possibly some freezing rain in the morning.  Partial clearing in the afternoon.  Total accumulation of 4 to 7 inches.  Highs in the lower 30s.  Northeast winds 10 mph...becoming northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon.

Morning forecast for December 9, 2005: *Winter Storm Warning in effect until noon EST today* Today...Snow this morning possibly mixing with sleet and freezing rain...then some sunshine with a slight chance of snow showers this afternoon.  Total snow accumulation of 4 to 7 inches.  Turning brisk with highs in the lower 30s.  Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph...becoming northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph this afternoon.

Morning update for December 9, 2005: *Winter Storm Warning in effect until noon EST today* Today...Snow this morning possibly mixing with sleet and freezing rain...then some sunshine with a slight chance of snow showers this afternoon.  Total snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches.  Turning brisk with highs in the lower 30s.  Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph this afternoon.

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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