[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 08/02/2002 04:22:16

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NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
420 AM EDT FRI AUG 2 2002

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-021600-
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 TODAY...

AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S WILL COMBINE WITH 
INCREASING HUMIDITY LEVELS TO PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 
105 AGAIN TODAY. 

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 TODAY...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 
TONIGHT BEFORE STALLING OVER THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC REGION 
SATURDAY...BRINGING SLIGHTLY LOWER TEMPERATURES INTO THE WEEKEND.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

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SZATKOWSKI


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