[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 08/01/2002 02:51:11

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WWUS71 KPHI 010720
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
330 AM EDT THU AUG 1 2002

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-011600-
BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-MERCER NJ-
MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS FOR TODAY AND 
FRIDAY...

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE MIDDLE 90S THIS AFTERNOON 
AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY.  THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAT AND INCREASING 
HUMIDITY LEVELS SHOULD RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES REACHING 100 TO 
105 ON BOTH DAYS.  THERE WILL BE LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AND 
HUMIDITY AT NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES ONLY EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 
70S.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED THE EXCESSIVE HEAT 
WARNING FOR HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS IN AND AROUND PHILADELPHIA... 
CAMDEN...TRENTON AND WILMINGTON.  THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY 
AND FRIDAY.

IF POSSIBLE...LIMIT YOUR TIME OUT OF DOORS TODAY AND FRIDAY...
ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.  REMEMBER TO CHECK ON THE 
ELDERLY BEING THAT THEY ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH 
PROBLEMS.

A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO DROP DOWN FROM THE NORTH ON 
FRIDAY NIGHT.  THE FRONT SHOULD BRING SLIGHTLY LOWER TEMPERATURES 
FOR THE WEEKEND.

TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

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