[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 08/01/2002 00:31:55

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WWUS71 KPHI 311923
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
317 PM EDT WED JUL 31 2002

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-010300-
BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-MERCER NJ-
MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING 
FOR HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...

AFTER A BRIEF RESPITE FROM THE OPPRESSIVE HUMIDITY WE EXPERIENCED 
EARLIER IN THE WEEK...HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED TO 
INCREASE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. COMBINED WITH AFTERNOON HIGH 
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S...HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB 
INTO THE 100 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A WEAK 
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO INFLUENCE THE REGION THIS WEEKEND AND IS 
FORECAST TO TRIM TEMPERATURE READINGS BY ABOUT 5 DEGREES. HUMIDITY 
LEVELS ARE ALSO FORECAST TO BE LESS OPPRESSIVE.

DUE TO THE ANTICIPATED INCREASE IN HUMIDITY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR HIGHLY URBANIZED 
AREAS IN AND AROUND PHILADELPHIA...CAMDEN...TRENTON AND WILMINGTON. 
THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE APPROPRIATE HEAT RELATED PRECAUTIONS DURING 
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. REMEMBER TO CHECK ON THE ELDERLY...THE VERY 
YOUNG...AND THOSE WITH CHRONIC ILLNESSES SUFFERING FROM RESPIRATORY 
OR HEART AILMENTS...AS THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO 
HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NEW JERSEY WILL ISSUE 
HEAT RELATED ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS FOR HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS IF 
THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. A HEAT ADVISORY WILL BE 
ISSUED IF HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 104 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE 
COURSE OF ONE DAY. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING CAN ALSO BE ISSUED FOR 
SINGLE DAY EVENTS...BUT HEAT INDICES ABOVE 105 DEGREES ARE NEEDED. 
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING WILL ALSO BE ISSUED IF HEAT INDICES 
BETWEEN 100 TO 104 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR ANY LENGTH OF 
TIME FOR MORE THAN ONE DAY.     

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR 
FURTHER HEAT RELATED UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND SPECIAL STATEMENTS CAN ALSO 
BE OBTAINED AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI. 

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