[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 08/03/2002 10:45:59

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WWUS71 KPHI 031459
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1054 AM EDT SAT AUG 3 2002

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-032100-
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 URBANIZED AREAS IN EFFECT THROUGH 
SUNDAY... 

HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER AND MID 90S THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN 
SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL COMBINE WITH FAIRLY HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS TO 
PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 100 DEGREES BOTH DAYS. TODAY 
WILL BE THE SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE DAY THAT TEMPERATURES REACH INTO THE 
90S...THE LONGEST SUCH RUN SINCE JULY 23RD THROUGH AUGUST 3RD OF 
1999...12 DAYS. TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT ONCE AGAIN WILL NOT DROP 
OUT OF THE 70S IN HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS...CONTINUING THE 
ELEVATED TEMPERATURES OF THE PAST WEEK. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING 
THROUGH SUNDAY FOR HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS IN AND AROUND 
PHILADELPHIA...CAMDEN...TRENTON AND WILMINGTON. IF CURRENT MODEL 
PROJECTIONS CONTINUE...IT MAY VERY WELL BE EXTENDED INTO MONDAY.

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. THE DURATION OF THIS 
UNSEASONABLY HOT WEATHER HAS AN ACCUMULATIVE EFFECT ON THEM. THE 
NUMBER OF HEAT RELATED DEATHS ALMOST ALWAYS INCREASES AS THE NUMBER 
OF 90 PLUS DAYS INCREASES. 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 DISSIPATING ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS 
MORNING. WHILE IT WILL DROP DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES A BIT FROM 
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...THEY ARE STILL EXPECTED TO REACH INTO THE 90S 
THIS WEEKEND. MORE SIGNIFICANT RELIEF SHOULD OCCUR EARLY NEXT WEEK 
AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EITHER 
MONDAY NIGHT OR TUESDAY...DROPPING TEMPERATURES BACK TO SEASONABLE 
LEVELS BY WEDNESDAY.

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

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JJM


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