PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
835 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2008

        ...ANNUAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OPEN HOUSE...
        ...ATTENTION PUBLIC AND THE AREA MEDIA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NEW
JERSEY WILL CONDUCT IT`S ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER
20TH. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOUNT HOLLY
SERVES 34 COUNTIES IN FOUR STATES, COVERING SOUTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA, MOST OF NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN
MARYLAND. THIS AREA INCLUDES THE ENTIRE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN
AREA.

WHAT.........NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE.

WHEN.........SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2008 FROM 1200 PM TO 400 PM.

WHERE........732 WOODLANE ROAD, WESTAMPTON TOWNSHIP NEAR MOUNT
             HOLLY, NEW JERSEY. LARGER OF THE TWO BUILDINGS ON SITE.

DIRECTIONS...TO GET TO OUR OFFICE, DIRECTIONS ARE LISTED ON OUR
             WEB SITE AT, WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI. CLICK ON THE OPEN
             HOUSE LINK LISTED ABOVE THE MAP AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE.

CANCEL.......IN THE EVENT OF SEVERE WEATHER ON SEPTEMBER 20TH, THIS
             OPEN HOUSE COULD BE CANCELLED WITH LITTLE ADVANCED
             NOTICE. CANCELLATION NOTIFICATION WILL BE POSTED ON OUR
             OFFICE WEB SITE VIA A PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT AND
             ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS.

OUR TOURS FEATURE A BRIEF SLIDESHOW ABOUT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE, A QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION WITH STAFF METEOROLOGISTS,
AND A TOUR OF OUR NEWLY REMODELED AND STATE OF THE ART FORECAST
OPERATIONS AREA. TOURS WILL LAST AROUND 30 MINUTES AND WILL BE
CONDUCTED CONTINUOUSLY FROM 1200 PM UNTIL ABOUT 400 PM. IN
ADDITION, WEATHER RELATED MATERIAL AND SOME WEATHER INSTRUMENTS
WILL BE ON DISPLAY.

TOUR PARTICIPANTS ARE ASKED TO ENTER THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR OF THE
MAIN BUILDING. THERE IS FREE PARKING AVAILABLE IN OUR PARKING LOT,
AND ON THE GRASSY AREA IN FRONT OF OUR BUILDINGS AS WELL AS ALONG
THE SIDES OF WOODLANE ROAD. FOR SECURITY PURPOSES, TOUR PARTICIPANTS
WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN IN AND PROVIDE IDENTIFICATION UPON REQUEST.

WE HOPE YOU WILL STOP BY AND VISIT YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN MOUNT HOLLY ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, BETWEEN THE HOURS
OF 1200 PM AND 400 PM. THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO MEET AND SPEAK WITH THE
STAFF AT YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.