[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 08/04/2002 04:02:23

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WWUS71 KPHI 040820
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
420 AM EDT SUN AUG 4 2002

DEZ001-NJZ015>019-PAZ060-067>071-042000-
BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-
MERCER NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ-

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING 
TO INCLUDE ALL OF SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHWEST NEW JERSEY AS 
WELL AS NEW CASTLE COUNTY DELAWARE. AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES ARE 
EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 100 AND 105F BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND 
MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

SPECIFICALLY THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING 
COUNTIES...IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...BUCKS...CHESTER...DELAWARE... 
MONTGOMERY AND PHILADELPHIA. IN NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST BURLINGTON... 
CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER...MERCER AND SALEM. IN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE.
 
A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OF AIR WILL BOOST TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOWER  
AND MID 90S THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. THESE HOT 
TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY WILL ONCE AGAIN BOOST HEAT 
INDEX VALUES TO 100 TO 105F BOTH AFTERNOONS. LOW TEMPERATURES 
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS...ARE EXPECTED TO 
FALL ONLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S. 
 
PLEASE CONTINUE TO LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTDOORS DURING THE HIGH HEAT OF 
THE DAY. IF YOU CAN POSTPONE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES UNTIL TUESDAY OR 
WEDNESDAY WHEN TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE MUCH MORE 
BEARABLE. 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 CONSECUTIVE 90 PLUS DAYS RISES. MAKE SURE PETS HAVE SHADE AND 
WATER. NEVER LEAVE PEOPLE OR PETS IN A CLOSED VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH 
OF TIME. 

RELIEF IS ON THE WAY IN THE FORM OF A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING 
THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE 
AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG TO LOCALLY 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION 
TUESDAY MORNING AND BY WEDNESDAY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 
LOWER 80S. 

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

$$


DEZ002-003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-042000-
CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-
QUEEN ANNE'S MD-TALBOT MD-

...EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY...
...AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 100 AND 105F 
THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY 
FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN 
DELAWARE. AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 100 
AND 105F BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

SPECIFICALLY THE EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING 
COUNTIES...IN MARYLAND...CAROLINE...CECIL...KENT...QUEEN ANNES AND 
TALBOT AND IN DELAWARE KENT AND INLAND SUSSEX.

A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OF AIR WILL BOOST TEMPERATURES INTO THE MID 90S 
THIS AFTERNOON AND THE MID TO UPPER 90S MONDAY AFTERNOON. THESE HOT 
TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY WILL BOOST HEAT INDEX 
VALUES TO 100 TO 105F BOTH AFTERNOONS.  
 
PLEASE TRY TO LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTDOORS DURING THE HIGH HEAT OF THE 
DAY. IF YOU CAN POSTPONE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES UNTIL TUESDAY OR 
WEDNESDAY WHEN TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE MUCH MORE 
BEARABLE. REMEMBER TO CHECK ON THE ELDERLY SINCE THEY ARE MOST 
SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS. MAKE SURE PETS AND 
LIVESTOCK HAVE SHADE AND WATER. NEVER LEAVE PEOPLE OR PETS IN A 
CLOSED VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. 

RELIEF IS ON THE WAY IN THE FORM OF A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING 
THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE 
AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED 
THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION 
TUESDAY MORNING AND BY WEDNESDAY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 
LOWER 80S. 

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

$$

TFG





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