[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 08/01/2002 15:43:18

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WWUS71 KPHI 011945
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
345 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2002

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-020200-
BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-MERCER NJ-
MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-

...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS IN AND 
AROUND PHILADELPHIA CONTINUES IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY...

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE MID 90S AGAIN FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAT AND INCREASING HUMIDITY 
LEVELS IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES REACHING 100 TO 
105 AGAIN FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AND 
HUMIDITY TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES ONLY EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 
70S.

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

IF POSSIBLE...LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTDOORS DURING FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY 
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. REMEMBER TO CHECK ON THE ELDERLY SINCE 
THEY ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS. MAKE SURE 
PETS HAVE SHADE AND WATER. NEVER LEAVE PEOPLE OR PETS IN A CLOSED 
VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME.

A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO DROP DOWN FROM THE NORTH 
FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE STALLING OVER THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC REGION 
SATURDAY...BRINGING SLIGHTLY LOWER TEMPERATURES ESPECIALLY LATER IN 
THE WEEKEND.

TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

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