[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 08/02/2002 15:35:10

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NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
335 PM EDT FRI AUG 2 2002

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-030200-
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 SATURDAY...

HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER AND MID 90S SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL 
COMBINE WITH FAIRLY HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS TO PRODUCE HEAT INDEX 
VALUES NEAR 100 DEGREES SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE IN 
THE MID 70S...CONTINUING THE ELEVATED TEMPERATURES OF THE PAST 
SEVERAL DAYS. 

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

IF POSSIBLE...LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTDOORS DURING THE HIGH HEAT OF THE 
DAY. 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 NORTHWEST 
TONIGHT BEFORE STALLING OVER THE REGION SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES 
SATURDAY WILL BE A FEW DEGREES LESS HOT THAN TODAY...AND PERHAPS 
EVEN ANOTHER DEGREE OR TWO LESS SUNDAY. HOWEVER...IT WILL STILL BE 
HOT OVER THE WEEKEND. MORE SIGNIFICANT RELIEF MAY OCCUR EARLY NEXT 
WEEK AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA 
ABOUT TUESDAY...DROPPING TEMPERATURES BACK TO SEASONABLE LEVELS.

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

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